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Linear Programming Reading: CLRS, Ch. 29 or reference. CSE 6331 Algorithms Steve Lai. Simplex Method. A system of linear inequalities defines a polytope (or simplex) as a feasible region.
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Linear ProgrammingReading: CLRS, Ch. 29 or reference CSE 6331 Algorithms Steve Lai
Simplex Method A system of linear inequalities defines a polytope (or simplex) as a feasible region. The simplex algorithm begins at a starting vertexand moves along the edges of the polytopeuntil it reaches the vertex of the optimum solution. Source: Linear programming, Thomas S. Ferguson, UCLA