[R] Optimization package

[Paul Hiemstra]

 On 09/14/2011 10:37 PM, Diviya Smith wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a complex math equation which does not have a closed form solution.
> It is -
>
> y <- (p*exp(-a*d)*(1-exp((d-p)*(a-x[1]))))/((p-d)*(1-exp(-p*(a-x[1]))))
>
> For this equation, I have all the values except for x[1]. So I need to solve
> this problem numerically. Can anyone suggest an optimization package that I
> can use to estimate the value for x[1]?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Diviya
>
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Paul

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