Ex 307
Ex 307
Ex 307
Mathematical Programming
Examples 3
1. Write down the dual (in canonical form) of the primal linear program
minimize 3x
1
+ 4x
2
subject to x
1
+ x
2
4
2x
1
+ 3x
2
18
x
1
; x
2
0
and graph the feasible regions of both problems. Show that the primal is infeasible and the
dual is unbounded, graphically and by simplex iterations.
2. Write down the dual of
maximize 3x
1
+ 5x
2
subject to x
1
x
2
2
x
1
+ x
2
2
x
1
; x
2
0
By reversing the direction of the second inequality constraint or otherwise, deduce alge-
braically that both primal and dual problems are infeasible.
3. Using a two phase simplex procedure
maximize 5x
1
+ 12x
2
+ 4x
3
subject to x
1
+ 2x
2
+ x
3
5
2x
1
x
2
+ 3x
3
= 2
x
1
; x
2
; x
3
0
(You should obtain the values
3
5
;
29
5
;
141
5
in the bottom z
j
c
j
row)
(a) The dual optimal solution is given by y
T
= c
T
B
B
1
: Use this fact to deduce the optimal
solution to the dual.
(b) Use the duality theorem to verify your answer.
(c) Obtain the optimal solution to the dual directly using the complementary slackness
conditions.
4. Assuming the symmetric form of the primal-dual relationship P1-D1 given in notes, obtain
the dual D2 of the standard form primal P2 as follows:
(a) Observe that the m equations Ax = b may be written as 2m inequalities Ax b and
Ax b:
(b) Express this linear system in partitioned matrix form and hence obtain the dual problem
in terms of 2m non-negative dual variables u; v:
(c) Dene y = u v and observe that y are m free variables (unrestricted in sign).
1
5. By simplex iterations
maximize 2x
1
+ 3x
2
+ x
3
subject to x
1
+ x
2
+ x
3
3
x
1
+ 4x
2
+ 7x
3
9
x
1
; x
2
; x
3
0
(Optimal solution is x