Re: Re: Problem with parametric minimization
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- Subject: [mg90279] Re: [mg90243] Re: [mg90186] Problem with parametric minimization
- From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at att.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:58:28 -0400 (EDT)
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Good idea, but the result is two solutions, the second of which is
incorrect:
Minimize[a*x^2 + b*x + c, x]
{\[Piecewise]c (b==0&&a==0)||(b==0&&a>0)
((-b^2+4 a c)/(4 a)) (b>0&&a>0)||(b<0&&a>0)
-\[Infinity] True
,{x->\[Piecewise]0 (b==0&&a==0)||(b==0&&a>0)
-(b/(2 a)) (b>0&&a>0)||(b<0&&a>0)
Indeterminate True
}}
Here's Minimize failing in similar (spectacular) fashion for a LINEAR
function:
quadratic=a*x^2+b*x+c;
linear=quadratic/.a->0
Minimize[linear,x]
c+b x
{\[Piecewise]c b==0
-\[Infinity] True
,{x->\[Piecewise]0 b==0
Indeterminate True
}}
The first solution is correct; the second is nonsense.
(This is 64-bit 6.0.3 on the Mac.)
Bobby
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:11:28 -0500, Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net> wrote:
> Use multiply or space to have your expression represent what you
> intended.
>
> Minimize[a*x^2 + b*x + c, x]
>
>
> Bob Hanlon
>
> ---- Stephan Heckmueller <stephan.heckmueller at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> =============
> Hello,
> I have a problem with with the examples for using the
> Minimize function given in the documentation on wolfram.com:
>
> When trying:
> Minimize[ax^2+bx+c,x]
>
> I receive the following error:
>
> Minimize::objv:
> The objective function c+bx+ax^2 contains a nonconstant
> expression c independent of variables (x).
>
> Is there something wrong with the command or the
> documentation?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
--
DrMajorBob at longhorns.com
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