Task $1$

Write a function named $$compress$\_$image$$ that can take up to two inputsusing $$varargin$$ and $$nargin$.$ The inputs are the file path of the image and the compression factor. The different use cases for variable inputs are described in Table $2.$ The function will read the image located at the specified file path using the built$-$in $$imread$()$ function and use the algorithm described above to compress it$.$ All $3$ RGB components should be compressed individually, resulting in a single image. Implement the algorithm using nested loops and if statements for Step $3$ of the algorithm. Using $$tic$$ and $$toc$$ commands, calculate the time elapsed for the algorithm to run. The function should return $2$ outputs which are the compressed image array and the elapsed time. Additionally, function should save the compressed image array to a $.$mat$$ file.Task $1$

Write a function named 'compress$\_$image'that can take up to two inputsusing 'varargin' and 'nargin'. The inputs are the file path of

the image and the compression factor. The different use cases for variable inputs are described in Table $2.$ The function will read the

image located at the specified file path using the built$-$in 'imread$()\text{'}$ function and use the algorithm described above to compress it$.$ All

$3$ RGB components should be compressed individually, resulting in a single image. Implement the algorithm using nested loops and

if statements for Step $3$ of the algorithm. Using 'tic' and 'toc' commands, calculate the time elapsed for the algorithm to run. The

function should return $2$ outputs which are the compressed image array and the elapsed time. Additionally, function should save the

compressed image array to a 'mat' file.

Table $2.$ Use cases for the function

Write the function using the provided function template, and copy and paste the function code to the code example block below. Your

function should be saved as a seperate $.$m file.