Thread: Find the minimum of a function.

Hi,

I'm trying to find the minimum of the following function:



My working so far:



Where we set the derivative equal to zero as we're trying to find the min.

However, I'm not sure how to solve this equation, and find an expression for x. Is it best to rewrite the hyperbolic tan in terms of e?

Thanks!

I don't believe there is a closed form solution to the equation , so instead you should use a numerical technique to find a very good approximation for the value of x.

hmm, Okay thanks.

I think I may just be able to define as the min and carry on. (The full task is evaluating an integral using the laplace approx)