Try brute force: > f <- function(x) { + V <- x[1]; W <- x[2]; X <- x[3]; Y <- x[4]; Z <- x[5] + if (!(V < W && W < X && Y < Z)) return(Inf) + ((0.007 - 2*V*Z)^2 + + (0.03 - W*(Y+Z))^2 + + (0.034 - X*(Y+Z))^2 + + (X - W+V)^2 + + (0.013 - (X+W)*Y +(X-W)*Z))^2 + } > s <- 1:10/10 > g <- expand.grid(V = s, W = s, X = s, Y = s, Z = s) > idx <- which.min(apply(g, 1, f)) > idx [1] 10541 > g[idx,] V W X Y Z 10541 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 > as.vector(f(g[idx,])) [1] 3.8025e-08
On 8/6/07, sebastien puechmaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a system of five equations to solve with five 'unknows'(V, W, X, > Y and Z) and constraints. The equations are: > 0.007= 2VZ > 0.03= W(Y+Z) > 0.034= X(y+Z) > 0.013 = (X+W)Y +(X-W)Z > X = W+V > Constraints: > 0<V<W<X > 0<Y<Z<1 > > Does anyone know a R-package to solve this system? > > Thanks, > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > 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. > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list 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.