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.
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