MATLAB: Solve symbolic equation – answer gives equation, not number

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Hi,

I am solving some equation system:

syms x y
eq1 = (x - 1)^2 + y^2 == 16;
eq2 = (x - 5)^2 + (y - 1)^2 == 2;
[sol_x, sol_y] = solve([eq1, eq2]);
sol_x
sol_y

The aswer is not a single number, it needs calcualtion:

sol_x =
 127^(1/2)/34 + 79/17
 79/17 - 127^(1/2)/34
sol_y =
 31/34 - (2*127^(1/2))/17
 (2*127^(1/2))/17 + 31/34

How can I "calculate" this answer via coding?

Thank you in advance

 double(sol_x)

syms x y a b
eq1=a==x+y;
eq2=b==x-y;
[xsol,ysol]=solve([eq1 eq2],[x y])
sol.x
sol.y

or:

syms x y a b
eq1=a==x+y;
eq2=b==x-y;
[xsol,ysol]=solve([eq1 eq2],[x y])