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Linear Programming Lecture Notes - Penn State Personal Web Server

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S<br />

Every point on this line<br />

is an alternative optimal<br />

solution.<br />

Figure 2.3. An example of infinitely many alternative optimal solutions in a linear<br />

programming problem. The level curves for z(x1, x2) = 18x1 + 6x2 are parallel to<br />

one face of the polygon boundary of the feasible region. Moreover, this side contains<br />

the points of greatest value for z(x1, x2) inside the feasible region. Any combination<br />

of (x1, x2) on the line 3x1+x2 = 120 for x1 ∈ [16, 35] will provide the largest possible<br />

value z(x1, x2) can take in the feasible region S.<br />

the new problem and obtain a description for the set of alternative optimal solutions. [Hint:<br />

Just as in the example, x1 will be bound between two value corresponding to a side of the<br />

polygon. Find those values and the constraint that is binding. This will provide you with a<br />

description of the form for any x ∗ 1 ∈ [a, b] and x ∗ 2 is chosen so that cx ∗ 1 + dx ∗ 2 = v, the point<br />

(x ∗ 1, x ∗ 2) is an alternative optimal solution to the problem. Now you fill in values for a, b, c,<br />

d and v.]<br />

5. Problems with No Solution<br />

Recall for any mathematical programming problem, the feasible set or region is simply<br />

a subset of R n . If this region is empty, then there is no solution to the mathematical<br />

programming problem and the problem is said to be over constrained. We illustrate this<br />

case for linear programming problems with the following example.<br />

Example 2.8. Consider the following linear programming problem:<br />

⎧<br />

max z(x1, x2) = 3x1 + 2x2<br />

⎪⎨<br />

s.t.<br />

(2.11)<br />

⎪⎩<br />

1<br />

40 x1 + 1<br />

60 x2 ≤ 1<br />

1<br />

50 x1 + 1<br />

50 x2 ≤ 1<br />

x1 ≥ 30<br />

x2 ≥ 20<br />

20

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