where x and c are in Rn,A is a real m×n matrix, b is in Rm and T denotes transpose. Derive the dual linear programming problem D. Show from first principles that the dual of D is P.
Suppose that cT=(6,10,11),bT=(1,1,3) and A=⎝⎛112314824⎠⎞. Write down the dual D and find the optimal solution of the dual using the simplex algorithm. Hence, or otherwise, find the optimal solution x∗=(x1∗,x2∗,x3∗) of P.
Suppose that c is changed to c~=(6+ε1,10+ε2,11+ε3). Give necessary and sufficient conditions for x∗ still to be the optimal solution of P. If ε1=ε2=0, find the range of values for ε3 for which x∗ is still the optimal solution of P.