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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2004 ib Paper 3 23G Solution by
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Use the original PDF: the objective is , and the second constraint has coefficient on . The TeX transcription corrupts both, as well as the nonnegativity condition. Introduce surplus variables , slack variables , and artificial variables , all nonnegative. The two-phase simplex Phase One problem isThe initial basis has values , and its objective dictionary is . Enter : the ratio test makes leave at . The resulting dictionary includeswith . Enter next; leaves at . Nowand . Enter ; the ratio test makes leave at . This produces , , , with both artificial variables zero. Since always, the Phase One minimum is zero, proving feasibility and providing an original-variable basis.
Delete the artificial columns. The starting Phase Two dictionary isEnter , whose reduced gain is positive. Only decreases, and it leaves at step one. Eliminating gives the optimal dictionaryEquivalently, with row equations written as the displayed coefficients times the variables equal to the right-hand side, the optimal simplex tableau isThe objective row represents . Nonnegative nonbasic variables cannot improve the objective, so reading them as zero provesBoth nonbasic reduced costs are strictly unfavorable, so this optimal point is unique.
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