param N := 4; var x{1..N}; minimize f: (exp(x[1]) - x[2])^4 + 100*(x[2]-x[3])^6+(tan(x[3]-x[4]))^4+x[1]^8+(x[4]-1)^2; data; var x:= 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0; solve; display x;