An Artificial Variable Has No Physical Interpretation but

question 58

Multiple Choice

An artificial variable has no physical interpretation but

• A)is added to each ≤ constraint to facilitate the simplex process.
• B)is added to each ≥ constraint to facilitate the simplex process.
• C)is added to each ≤ or = constraint to facilitate the simplex process.
• D)is merely another manner of introducing a negative slack.

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