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What is optimization technique? Give Engineering application to optimization. |
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Answer» Answer: Classical Optimization Techniques z The classical optimization techniques are useful in finding the optimum solution or unconstrained maxima or minima of continuous and differentiable functions. z These are ANALYTICAL methods and make use of differential calculus in locating the optimum solution. z The classical methods have limited scope in PRACTICAL applications as some of them involve objective functions which are not continuous and/or differentiable. z Yet, the STUDY of these classical techniques of optimization FORM a BASIS for developing most of the numerical techniques that have evolved into advanced techniques more suitable to today’s practical problem |
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