[R] Need Help To Solve An Equation In R

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On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Neetu Shah <nshah.0452 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Sir/Ma'am,
>
> I am trying to make a function to solve an equation that is given below:
> findH <- function(p_star, k){
> fun <- function(y){
> (pnorm(y+h))^(k-1)*dnorm(y)
> }
> lhs <- integrate(fun, -Inf, Inf)$value
> return(uniroot(lhs, lower = -10, upper = 10,
> tol = p_star)$root)
> }
> In lhs, I integrated a function with respect to y and there would be an
> unknown h that I need to find.
> I need to equate this lhs to p_star value in order to find h. Which
> function should I use to solve this equation?
> Please guide me regarding this.
> Thank you.
>
> --
> With Regards,
> Neetu Shah,
> B.Tech.(CS),
> 3rd Year,
> IIIT Vadodara.
>
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