how to solve equation in syms

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bencsl
bencsl on 7 Apr 2019
Edited: bencsl on 7 Apr 2019
i know the question is kinda stupid but very much appreciated if somebody could helps
syms x;
cos(10+x-x)
the ans keep showing "cos(10)" but i want it to be solved like -0.839071529076452

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madhan ravi
madhan ravi on 7 Apr 2019
syms x pi
cos(pi+x-x)
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madhan ravi
madhan ravi on 7 Apr 2019
Edited: madhan ravi on 7 Apr 2019
syms x pi
vpa(cos(10+x-x)) % will match the result in your edited question which was after the answer was given
double(cos(10+pi-pi)) % use double() to convert the result into decimal which of type double because syms result in the class of type sym
bencsl
bencsl on 7 Apr 2019
Edited: bencsl on 7 Apr 2019
thx a lot, it cost me 2 hours hahaaa

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