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Hold[] ReleaseHold[] ? or what ?

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• Subject: [mg60168] Hold[] ReleaseHold[] ? or what ?
• From: "lupos" <lupos at cheerful.com>
• Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:27:25 -0400 (EDT)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

hi all,

why does the following code work as hoped ?

In[1]
fn[u_Real] := NIntegrate[Sin[x + u], {x, 1, 2}];
FindMinimum[fn[u], {u, 0}]

Out[2]=
{-0.9588510772084058, {u -> -3.070796346594197}}



but the next line generates some warnings/errors altough calculating
correctly.
how can the situation be fixed in a nice way ?
maybe some Hold[] / ReleaseHold[] ?

In[3]:=
FindMinimum[NIntegrate[Sin[x + u], {x, 1, 2}], {u, 0}]

Out[3]:=
NIntegrate::inum : Integrand Sin[u+x] is not numerical at {x} = {1.5`}.
NIntegrate::inum : Integrand Sin[u+x] is not numerical at {x} = {1.5`}.
NIntegrate::inum : Integrand Sin[u+x] is not numerical at {x} = {1.5`}.
{-0.958851077208406, {u -> -3.0707963268148295}}


thanks for any hints
robert.

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