
6 Introduction to Linear Optimization and Extensions with MATLAB
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4. Certainty means that the data used as coefficients for a linear program-
ming model, such as the objective coefficients c and constraint coefficients A
and b, are known with certainty. For example, it is assumed in the diet model
that the cost of one serving of bananas is 10 cents and that one serving of
peanut butter provides 130 grams of fat, and these values are assumed as
correct or valid for the model.
The embedded assumptions may seem to be overly restrictive, but in fact
a wide range of problems can be modeled as linear programs. Recent advances
in optimization technology have considered ...