
Simplex Method Concepts and Applications

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a standard maximization problem in the context of the simplex method?
A problem with only one variable.
A problem where all variables are non-negative and constraints are less than or equal to a non-negative number.
A problem with no constraints.
A problem where all variables are negative.
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are active variables in the simplex method?
Variables that are always zero.
Variables corresponding to columns with only one and non-zero entries.
Variables that are always negative.
Variables that are not used in the tableau.
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of introducing slack variables in the simplex method?
To convert inequalities into equations.
To eliminate variables from the problem.
To reduce the number of constraints.
To make the problem more complex.
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the initial tableau set up in the simplex method?
By listing all variables and their coefficients from the equations.
By using only the constraints.
By ignoring the slack variables.
By using only the objective function.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What determines the pivot column in the simplex method?
The column with the most positive number in the bottom row.
The column with the smallest number in the top row.
The column with the most negative number in the bottom row.
The column with the largest number in the top row.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you determine the pivot row in the simplex method?
By dividing each entry in the constant column by the corresponding positive entry in the pivot column and choosing the smallest ratio.
By selecting the row with the smallest number.
By choosing the row with the most negative number.
By selecting the row with the largest number.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the goal of performing row operations in the simplex method?
To increase the number of variables.
To make the pivot equal to one and other elements in the pivot column zero.
To eliminate the objective function.
To make all entries in the tableau zero.
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.8B
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