My "roots" command is not working and displaying an error (MATLAB 2017a) ver.

I want to find the roots to a cubic polynomial and I' trying to use the roots command but an error keeps on recurring. Here's what I did:

1- clc

2- p=[1 -20 -525 63];

3- r=roots (p)

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Following errors keeps on displaying:

Attempt to execute SCRIPT roots as a function:

C:\Users\Haziq Zaheer\OneDrive\Documents\MATLAB\roots.m

Error in roots (line 3)

r=roots (p)

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Any leads on how can I fix it, please?

Answer 1

[Fangjun Jiang]

You are running your own roots.m SCRIPT, not the MATLAB roots() function.

[Haziq Zaheer]

What do I do to resolve this?

(sorry cuz I'm new to Matlab)

[Fangjun Jiang]

Best way is to rename your roots.m to something else.

[Haziq Zaheer]

Done, and yes it's perfectly running now. Thank you!