The Idea That the Total Flow into a Node Must

question 62

Multiple Choice

The idea that the total flow into a node must be consumed at a node and the remainder must flow out of a node is referred to as:

• A) the conservation of flow principle
• B) the node-arc incidence matrix
• C) a directed chain
• D) integrality constraint

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