Re: Minimize[] Problem
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- Subject: [mg76358] Re: [mg76317] Minimize[] Problem
- From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 02:33:05 -0400 (EDT)
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Version 6 gets it right,
u= x^4- 6 x^2+1;
Minimize[u^2, {x}]
{(1 - 6*(-1 - Sqrt[2])^2 + (-1 - Sqrt[2])^4)^2, {x -> -1 - Sqrt[2]}}
Bobby
On Sat, 19 May 2007 03:48:45 -0500, <anguzman at ing.uchile.cl> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Why do I get?
>
> In[4]:=
> Minimize[(x^4-6 x^2+1)^2,{x}]
> Out[4]=
> {1,{x->0}}
>
> when..
>
> In[3]:=
> (x^4-6 x^2+1)^2/.x->1-Sqrt[2]//Simplify
> Out[3]=
>
>
> x=0 is actually a local maximum.
> Any answer will be appreciated.
>
> Atte Andres Guzman
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