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What is optimization?
What is optimization?
- The search for variables that produce the worst values of objective functions
- The organized search for designs and operating modes that meet specified goals and constraints (correct)
- The process of setting unattainable goals for engineering systems
- The process of designing and operating systems without any constraints
In optimization, what does the objective function represent?
In optimization, what does the objective function represent?
- The value to be maximized or minimized (correct)
- The feasible range of the decision variables
- The maximum value of the constraints
- The minimum value of the decision variables
What does a single-objective optimization model include?
What does a single-objective optimization model include?
- Only the objective function without any constraints
- Several mathematical expressions, including an objective function and constraints (correct)
- A list of unattainable goals for the engineering system
- The maximum and minimum values of the decision variables
What does the set of decision variables represent in optimization?
What does the set of decision variables represent in optimization?
What is the primary goal of optimization?
What is the primary goal of optimization?
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