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The Flip-Side of a Lagrange Multiplier Problem

by Amgelo Segalla (California State University Long Beach) and Saleem Watson (California State University Long Beach)

This article originally appeared in:
College Mathematics Journal
May, 2005

Subject classification(s): Several Variable Calculus | Calculus
Applicable Course(s): 3.3 Mainstream Calculus III, IV

An attempt is made to define, for optimization problems, a dual or "flip-side" problem also solvable.

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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Multivariable Calculus | Optimization
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