A Slack Variable

question 23

Multiple Choice

A slack variable

• 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 added to each = constraint to facilitate the simplex process.

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