if (typeof YAHOO == "undefined") { var YAHOO = {}; } YAHOO.Shortcuts = YAHOO.Shortcuts || {}; YAHOO.Shortcuts.hasSensitiveText = false; YAHOO.Shortcuts.sensitivityType = []; YAHOO.Shortcuts.doUlt = false; YAHOO.Shortcuts.location = "us"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_id = 0; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_type = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_title = "Minimization of two functions"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_publish_date = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_author = "rezahfa@yahoo.com"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_url = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_tags = ""; YAHOO.Shortcuts.document_language = "english"; YAHOO.Shortcuts.annotationSet = { "lw_1220183206_0": { "text": "monotone functions", "extended": 0, "startchar": 535, "endchar": 552, "start": 535, "end": 552, "extendedFrom": "", "predictedCategory": "", "predictionProbability": "0", "weight": 0.231441, "type": ["shortcuts:/concept"], "category": ["CONCEPT"], "wikiId": "", "relatedWikiIds": [], "relatedEntities": [], "showOnClick": [], "context": "location of x, i.e. min(f(x),g(x)). f and g are not monotone functions. So I need to obtain numerical minimization. How can I", "metaData": { "visible": "true" } } }; Hello, Let f(x) and g(x) be two functions of x in [a,b]. I want to find out the minimum of these two functions of x and location of x, i.e. min(f(x),g(x)). f and g are not monotone functions. So I need to obtain numerical minimization. How can I do it? Many thanks for your time. Farhad [[alternative HTML version deleted]]