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Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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Chapter10: Inequalities
Section10.8: Systems Of Linear Inequalities
Problem 2E
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Consider the following optimization problem
maximise Z = −3|x1| + x2 subject to 2x1+x2≥2
x1 − 2x2 ≥ −10 x1∈R, x2≥0.
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(a) Is this problem an LP problem in its current form? Explain your answer.
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(b) Convert this problem to an (equivalent) LP problem of the following form:
Maximise Z = c⊤x subject to Ax = b
with x≥0, x∈Rn
where c∈R^n, 0 ≤ b ∈ R^m and A is an m×n matrix, for some n and m.
Explain every step you make. In particular, define every variable that you introduce and explain why it is needed.
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