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Re: strange error

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  • Subject: [mg122270] Re: strange error
  • From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
  • Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:22:31 -0400 (EDT)
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Here are three versions that work:

test1[m_?NumericQ] := Module[{ret},
   If[m < 100, ret = 2 m];
   If[100 <= m <= 200, ret = 200 + (m - 100)];
   If[200 < m, ret = 300 + 0.5 (m - 200)];
   N@ret
   ]

test2[m_] =
   Piecewise[{{2 m, m < 100}, {200 + (m - 100),
      100 <= m <= 200}, {300 + 0.5 (m - 200), 200 < m}}];

test3[m_] = Which[m < 100, 2 m,
    100 <= m <= 200, 200 + (m - 100),
    200 < m, 300 + 0.5 (m - 200),
    True, 0];

FindRoot[test1@m == 250, {m, 150, 0, 300}]
FindRoot[test2@m == 250, {m, 150, 0, 300}]
FindRoot[test3@m == 250, {m, 150, 0, 300}]

{m -> 150.}

{m -> 150.}

{m -> 150.}

The original style is a very bad habit.

Bobby

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:09:04 -0500, Klemen Dovrtel  
<klemen_dovrtel at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I defined a simple function that is composed of three functions, each  
> for different range of argument/variable. The function was composed  
> using If[] conditions. The problem is that i can't FindRoot of this  
> composed function. I get an error "the function value is not a list of  
> numbers with dimensions {1}", which is not true. Any idea how can i  
> solve this?
>
>
> Mathematica print screen:
>
> http://www.shrani.si/f/t/vo/3jLzgMiy/prtscr.jpg
>
> Best Regards
> Klemen


-- 
DrMajorBob at yahoo.com



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