MathGroup Archive: February 2012 [00338]

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

FindRoot with a vector of unknowns

To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg125034] FindRoot with a vector of unknowns
From: Sam Takoy <sam.takoy at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:28:21 -0500 (EST)
Delivered-to: l-mathgroup@mail-archive0.wolfram.com

Hi,

Is there an elegant way to implement what I am trying to do here, that
is solve for a vector of unknowns:

FindRoot[x - {1, 2, 3} == {0, 0, 0}, {x, {1, 1, 1}}]

I can do this writing a loop, but hoping for a "vectorized" solution.

Thanks,

Sam

Follow-Ups:
- Re: FindRoot with a vector of unknowns
  - From: Murray Eisenberg <murray@math.umass.edu>
- Re: FindRoot with a vector of unknowns
  - From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357@gmail.com>

Prev by Date: Interrupt a block

Next by Date: Why HoldForm[] shows this expression in red in notebook?

Previous by thread: Re: Interrupt a block

Next by thread: Re: FindRoot with a vector of unknowns