From: Kevin on
"Kazi Saiful Islam" <saifkv(a)gmail.com> wrote in message <h4tuuh$qct$1(a)fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to solve an equation. When I am trying to use the following
> syms x y
>
> It is showing the following error
> Error: Unexpected 'identifier' [line 1, col 5]
>
> I am using MuPAD version 5.1.0(R2008b) on MAC.
>
> any solutions?

I think you're trying to use MATLAB commands in MuPAD.
Try looking up examples in MuPAD's help (not MATLAB's help).