2.39 generates equally spaced N points between \(x_1\) and \(x_2\)

Mathematica

x1=1; 
x2=3; 
FindDivisions[{x1,x2},5]
 

Out[48]= {1,3/2,2,5/2,3} 
N[%] 
Out[49]= {1.,1.5,2.,2.5,3.}
 

 

Matlab

clear all; 
x1 = 1; 
x2 = 3; 
linspace(x1,x2,5)
 

ans = 
 1.0000  1.5000  2.0000  2.5000  3.0000
 

 

Maple

x1 := 1; x2 := 3; 
ArrayTools:-RegularArray(x1..x2,5)
 

Vector[row](5, [1.0000, 1.5000, 2.0000, 2.5000, 3.0000])