MATLAB: Find X from Y in a graph

Question

Hi,

I have plotted some x and y values to give me a hyperbola graph (I've attached the data in the excel file). I am trying to find what the x values are from a know y value but I am having some trouble.

An example:

From either the x/y values or the plotted graph; if y = -3.951, how can I find the corresponding x value?

I have looked around and most people recommend either using find (which I can't because the new y value won't definitely be in the given y values) or interp1. When I use interp1, it returns 'The grid vectors are not strictly monotonic increasing.'.

I used the line: x = interp1(y_values,x_values, m_A);

When I use,

x = interp1(x_values,y_values, -3.951);

I am returned with 'NaN'.

I'm not sure where to go from here. All help is appreciated.

Thanks!

EDIT:

Thanks for your help. I figured it out. I have decided to just separate out the x and y values so that they are unique. Then I can plot them oppositely.

Answer 1

Try

x = interp1(x_values,y_values, -3.951,'linear','extrap');