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The retained integer assignment constraints have only two feasible matrices,Their $(a\cdot x,b\cdot x,c\cdot x)$ totals are $(4,5,10)$ and $(3,6,8)$ respectively. For nonnegative Lagrange multipliers $\lambda ,\mu$, add $\lambda (3.5-a\cdot x)+\mu (5.5-b\cdot x)$ to the maximization objective. Each feasible point gains a nonnegative amount, so maximizing over the retained assignment set gives an upper bound:The Lagrangian dual problem minimizes this convex piecewise-linear function over $\lambda ,\mu \ge 0$. Put $d=\lambda -\mu$; every real $d$ can occur. The two affine terms average to nine, so their maximum is at least nine, with equality exactly when $d=2$. ThusNeither integer assignment satisfies both side constraints: $D$ violates the $a$ bound and $O$ the $b$ bound. The finite dual bound is therefore not evidence that the integer primal is feasible. The following part shows why this Lagrangian relaxation of an assignment with side constraints has a finite value anyway.