Solving smbolic equation in matlab

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The discussion focuses on solving a symbolic equation in MATLAB where one side is a constant (e.g., 330) and the other side is an expression in terms of the variable "m". The user encounters an error indicating that a symbolic parameter cannot be summed with a number. The solution involves implementing a numerical approach to test various values of "m" within a specified interval to find when both sides of the equation are equal.

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dear users
I must do a lot of calculation and after that,I arrive to an equation in which one side is a number (forexample 330) and the other side of equation is expression in terms of "m"
I want to solve the equation for "m"
But when I ren my cide in MATLAB it gives error that a symbolic parameter cannot sum with nember and...
So I want to give different values of m (in a special Interval) in a numerical way and each time, it chek whether for that special "m" both sides of equation become equal or not,and when it finds that "m" that converg both sides of equation, it shows that m.
so haw can I do it? what should I add to my code?
thanks
 
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