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Set of optimal solutions being convex set
- The set of optimal solution suffices to show that for 0<=k<=1, kx1 + (1‑k)x2 is also an optimal solution.
- First, kx1 +(1‑k)x2 is feasible because A(kx1 + (1‑k)x2) = kAx1 + (1‑k)Ax2 = kb + (1‑k)b = b and kx1 + (1‑k)x2>=0 follows from the non‑negativity of x1 and x2...
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QUESTION 9
What is one advantage of AABB over Bounding Spheres?
Computing the optimal AABB for a set of points is easy to program and
can be run in linear time. Computing the optimal bounding sphere is a
much more difficult problem.
The volume of AABB can be an integer, while the volume of a Bounding
Sphere is always irrational.
An AABB can surround a Bounding Sphere, while a Bounding Sphere
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To draw a Bounding Ball you need calculus knowledge.
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a- describe the problem of a heuristic function that overestimates the cost. How
does it effect the solution? Give an example.
b-is a heuristic method that underestimates the cost admissible? How does it effect
the solution? Give an example
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a path from the initial state to a state satisfying the goal test
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Student Suite Cd-rom For Winston's Operations Research: Applications And Algorithms
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