Hi John: Can I ask if this is the specific problem you are after, or a test for more general problem? If the former, the derivative is
-0.0263 + 0.002 * B so the solution for B is: B = (0263)/0.002 If you are after a more general way fo doing this: ?solve -Roy > On Aug 29, 2020, at 2:15 PM, Sorkin, John <jsor...@som.umaryland.edu> wrote: > > I am trying to find the minimum of a linear function: > > y <- (-0.0263*b) + (0.0010*B^2) > > I am having GREAT difficulty with the documentation of the deriv function. I > have (after playing for two-hours) been able to get the following to work: > > zoop <- deriv(expression((-0.0263*B)+(0.0010*B^2)),"B",func=TRUE) > class(zoop) > zoop(2) > > which appears to give me the value of the derivative of my expression w.r.t. B > (I am not certain what the func arugment does, but it appears to be necessary) > > Following what one learns in calculus 1, I now need to set the derivative > equal to 0 and solve for B. I have no idea how to do this > > Can someone point me in the right direction. Additionally can someone suggest > documentation for deriv that is easily intelligible to someone who wants to > learn how to use the function, rather that documentation that helps one who > is already familiar with the function. (I have a need for derivatives that is > beyond finding the minimum of a function) > > Thank you > John > > P.S. Please don�t flame. I spent a good deal of time looking at documentation > and searching the internet. There may be something on line, but I clearly am > not using the correct search terms. > > > > > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ********************** "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or NOAA." ********************** Roy Mendelssohn Supervisory Operations Research Analyst NOAA/NMFS Environmental Research Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center ***Note new street address*** 110 McAllister Way Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: (831)-420-3666 Fax: (831) 420-3980 e-mail: roy.mendelss...@noaa.gov www: https://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." "From those who have been given much, much will be expected" "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" -MLK Jr. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
