Number output when using syms

As the attached picture shows, when I try to use the syms funtion, the output comes out as a long equation. The equation gives the right answer when you solve it, but I was wondering if there was a way to output just the number I needed.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

Call vpa or double on the symbolic expression.

[Brenden Sluyter]

The vpa worked.

Thank you!