Re: OT: simplex method
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- Subject: [mg66411] Re: [mg66352] OT: simplex method
- From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 02:17:09 -0400 (EDT)
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someone gave me the appropriate hint in another group http://groups.google.com/group/sci.math.num-analysis/browse_thread/thread/9e9f59f48fa78398 On 5/10/06, Chris Chiasson <chris at chiasson.name> wrote: > Hello MathGroup, > This is more of a numerical methods question than a Mathematica > question. Please forgive the off topic post. I just feel that you are > mathematically knowledgeable people and might be inclined to provide > instructive input. > > First, this is a homework problem, so if you don't want to help me > with homework - uh... forget what I just told you and continue > reading. > > Here is a Linear Programming problem I am trying to solve: > > eq=And[F==2*X[1]+4*X[2],2*X[1]+X[2]>=2,X[1]>=0,X[2]>=0] > > Asking Mathematica for the answer (minimum of F) is trivial. > > Minimize[{Last@First@eq,Rest@eq},List@@eq[[{-2,-1},1]]] > > If I want to solve it via the simplex method, here is the tableau > > {{2,1,-1,2},{2,4,0,F}} > > The only problem is, I can't see where I would be able to create a > basis of two variables if I only have one constraint. I have solved > all the other linear programming problems thrown at me so far, but > this one leaves me scratching my head. I have tried augmenting the > tableau with extra variables and also tried expressing the X[1]>0, > X[2]>0 constraints in the tableau, but both avenues didn't yield an > answer. > > Could someone please explain what is happening in this problem and how > one should apply the simplex method in this case? > > Thank you, > -- > http://chris.chiasson.name/ > > -- http://chris.chiasson.name/
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- OT: simplex method
- From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris@chiasson.name>
- OT: simplex method