Question: A primal linear program has constraints 2 x 1 + x 2 1 0 , x 1 + 2 x 2 1 0 , -

A primal linear program has constraints
2x1+x210,
x1+2x210,
-x1+2x26,
x1,x20.
Figure 1 illustrates the feasible region.
Determine whether the following statements are true or false and justify your answer. No marks will be awarded if your answer is not justified.
(a) One of many possible optimal solutions is (x1,x2)=(2,2), but we cannot be sure if we do not know the objective function.
(b) If the optimal solution of the linear program is at (x1,x2)=(0,0), then the optimal solution of the dual also has all decision variables equal to zero.
(c) For one given objective, the optimal solution could be at (x1,x2)=(2,4) and at (x1,x2)=(103,103).
(d) Depending on the objective, this linear program could be infeasible.
Figure 1: Feasible region of Question 4. The area satisfied by each constraint is represented by a different pattern and colour, and the feasible region is where all three constraints overlap. The corners of the feasible region are at (0,0),(0,3),(2,4),(103,103) and (5,0).
(e) The feasible region of the dual must also be a five-sided shape.
 A primal linear program has constraints 2x1+x210, x1+2x210, -x1+2x26, x1,x20. Figure

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