Solve the Following Problem Using the Simplex Method

question 64

Short Answer

Solve the following problem using the simplex method.
$\begin{array} { l } \text { Minimize } \mathrm { Z } = 3 x _ { 1 } + 4 x _ { 2 } + 8 x _ { 3 } \\\text { Subject to: } \quad 2 x _ { 1 } + x _ { 2 } \geq 6 \\      x _ { 2 } + 2 x _ { 3 } \geq 4 \\       x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 } \geq 0 \\\end{array}$

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