Main article:Every linear programming problem, referred to as a primal problem, can be converted into a, which provides an upper bound to the optimal value of the primal problem. In matrix form, we can express the primal problem as:Maximize c T x subject to A x ≤ b, x ≥ 0;with the corresponding symmetric dual problem, Minimize b T y subject to A T y ≥ c, y ≥ 0.An alternative primal formulation is:Maximize c T x subject to A x ≤ b;with the corresponding asymmetric dual problem, Minimize b T y subject to A T y = c, y ≥ 0.There are two ideas fundamental to duality theory. One is the fact that (for the symmetric dual) the dual of a dual linear program is the original primal linear program. Additionally, every feasible solution for a linear program gives a bound on the optimal value of the objective function of its dual. The theorem states that the objective function value of the dual at any feasible solution is always greater than or equal to the objective function value of the primal at any feasible solution. Mount and blade warband console commands. The theorem states that if the primal has an optimal solution, x., then the dual also has an optimal solution, y., and c T x.= b T y.A linear program can also be unbounded or infeasible.

Duality theory tells us that if the primal is unbounded then the dual is infeasible by the weak duality theorem. Likewise, if the dual is unbounded, then the primal must be infeasible. However, it is possible for both the dual and the primal to be infeasible. See for details and several more examples.Variations Covering/packing dualities.A is a linear program of the form:Minimize: b T y, subject to: A T y ≥ c, y ≥ 0,such that the matrix A and the vectors b and c are non-negative.The dual of a covering LP is a, a linear program of the form:Maximize: c T x, subject to: A x ≤ b, x ≥ 0,such that the matrix A and the vectors b and c are non-negative.Examples Covering and packing LPs commonly arise as a of a combinatorial problem and are important in the study of. For example, the LP relaxations of the, the, and the are packing LPs.

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The LP relaxations of the, the, and the are also covering LPs.Finding a of a is another example of a covering LP. In this case, there is one constraint for each vertex of the graph and one variable for each of the graph.Complementary slackness It is possible to obtain an optimal solution to the dual when only an optimal solution to the primal is known using the complementary slackness theorem. The theorem states:Suppose that x = ( x 1, x 2,., x n) is primal feasible and that y = ( y 1, y 2,., y m) is dual feasible. Let ( w 1, w 2,., w m) denote the corresponding primal slack variables, and let ( z 1, z 2,., z n) denote the corresponding dual slack variables.

Then x and y are optimal for their respective problems if and only if. x j z j = 0, for j = 1, 2,., n, and. w i y i = 0, for i = 1, 2,., m.So if the i-th slack variable of the primal is not zero, then the i-th variable of the dual is equal to zero.

Likewise, if the j-th slack variable of the dual is not zero, then the j-th variable of the primal is equal to zero.This necessary condition for optimality conveys a fairly simple economic principle. In standard form (when maximizing), if there is slack in a constrained primal resource (i.e., there are 'leftovers'), then additional quantities of that resource must have no value. Likewise, if there is slack in the dual (shadow) price non-negativity constraint requirement, i.e., the price is not zero, then there must be scarce supplies (no 'leftovers').Theory Existence of optimal solutions Geometrically, the linear constraints define the, which is a. A is a, which implies that every is a; similarly, a linear function is a, which implies that every is a.An optimal solution need not exist, for two reasons. First, if the constraints are inconsistent, then no feasible solution exists: For instance, the constraints x ≥ 2 and x ≤ 1 cannot be satisfied jointly; in this case, we say that the LP is infeasible.