... and so you need f(x) = abs(x^2 - 25), though I have no idea if GA handles non-continuously differentiable functions.
-- Bert On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 1:44 AM Eric Berger <ericjber...@gmail.com> wrote: > ?ga states that ga() searches for the maximum of the fitness function. > The maximum of your fitness function is at x=0. > > > > On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 4:52 AM Bert Gunter <bgunter.4...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> We aren't supposed to do homework on this list. >> >> Bert Gunter >> >> On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 5:29 PM Barry King via R-help < >> r-help@r-project.org> >> wrote: >> >> > I am having difficulty solving for 5 in this coded snippet. Please help. >> > ------------------- >> > library(GA) >> > >> > # Solve for x where x^2 = 25, not x^2 <= 25 >> > >> > f <- function(x) >> > { >> > x^2-25 >> > } >> > >> > fitness <- function(x) -f(x) >> > >> > GA <- GA <- ga(type = "real-valued", fitness = fitness, lower = 0, >> upper = >> > 10) >> > summary(GA) >> > ------------------------- >> > Thank you, >> > Barry King >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > This message is for the intended recipient only and may contain >> > confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended >> > recipient, please return this message to the sender and delete this >> message >> > and any attachments from your computer. >> > >> > [[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. >> > >> >> [[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. >> > [[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.