Coding for X^2+2*X+1

I want to maximize one variable mathematical equation x^2+2*X+1 using ga coding. so please help me to solve above equation. i have a population size is 4 number of bits=8 mutation rate=-0.5

[Matt J]

Help you with what part of it? You don't appear to have done anything yet.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Code your ga routine to do nothing other than return. Once you have run ga(), throw away all of the results. Then take max() over your population; that will be the value for which X^2 +2*x + 1 is maximal.