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1 mark, −0.33Mathematics › Constrained optimisation and linear programming › Linear programming dualityModerateabout 1 min

UoH 2017 Question 72: Constrained optimisation and linear programming

The concept of duality in a linear programming problem refers to the following property

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This question is on Linear programming duality, part of Constrained optimisation and linear programming in Mathematics.

Pairing a linear program with its dual and what their solutions say about each other.

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