If a Problem Can Be Modelled as a Separable Program

question 14

Multiple Choice

If a problem can be modelled as a separable program with three line segments, how many decision variables is it likely to have?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) Only 1 or 2
• E) 1, 2, or 3

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