Consider the following LPP:  maximize: c1x1 + c2x2subject to: a1x1 +a2x2 = b here a1 > a2 > 0, and c1 > c2 > 0, and b > 0. (a) Change this problem to canonical form. (b) Assume a1/a2 − c1/c2 = 0 and use the two-phase method to solve this LPP.

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Consider the following LPP: 

maximize: c1x1 + c2x2
subject to: a1x1 +a2x2 = b
here a1 > a2 > 0, and c1 > c2 > 0, and b > 0.

(a) Change this problem to canonical form.

(b) Assume a1/a2 − c1/c2 = 0 and use the two-phase method to solve this LPP.

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