Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/ib/paper-1/7h/solution

Replace the quadratic constraint by the two linear inequalities . Simplex pivots lead to the active constraints , , and . Thus and the value is . With right-hand side , the same basis remains optimal for small nonzero , giving .

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