Turn your problem into an optimization one and use the various optimization abilities of R, for instance have a look at nlm:
?nlm As an example to solve the rather simple: x-y=0 x+y=2 We could do: f <- function(vals) { x <- vals[1] y <- vals[2] sum(c(x-y,x+y-2)^2) } nlm(f, c(2,2)) PS: A google search for "rhelp solving nonlinear system of equations" would likely have given you some starting points. PS2: Perhaps someone more expert could comment on the differences between optim, nlm and nlminb. Haris Skiadas Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Hanover College On Dec 17, 2007, at 12:43 AM, Xin wrote: > Dear: > > > > I have a paired equation below. Can I solve (x,y) using R. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Xin > > > > A=327.727 > > B=9517.336 > > p=0.114^10 > > > > (1-p)*y*(1-x)/x/(1-x^y)=A > > A(1+(1-x)*(1+y)/x-A))=B ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org 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.