Define slacks in simplex method
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It is used to convert inequalities to equality
In the context of the simplex method, "slacks" refer to the surplus variables that are introduced to convert a system of linear inequalities into a system of linear equations.
additional variables that are introduced into the linear constraints of a linear program
it is the excess in the variable in a problem
it is a variable that is added to an inequality constraint to transform it into an equality.