Which of the following is a characteristic of a dual problem:
a. Dual of a dual is primal
b. If dual has a finite optimal solution, then the primal also has finite optimal solution
c. If dual has no feasible solution, then the primal also has no feasible solution
d. All of the above

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Answer :

d. All of the above

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