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Objective Function

The objective function is the quantity to be made as large or as small as possible in a linear programming problem, such as profit or cost, written as a linear expression like k=3x+2yk=3x+2y. The goal is to find the values of the variables that give its optimum value.

Meaning

The objective function is the quantity to be made as large or as small as possible in a linear programming problem, such as profit or cost, written as a linear expression like k=3x+2yk=3x+2y. The goal is to find the values of the variables that give its optimum value.

Where it appears in Add Math

You meet Objective Function in the Linear Programming chapter of SPM Additional Mathematics. Knowing the term precisely matters in the exam: questions often hinge on reading a keyword correctly, and because SPM marking is analytic, using the right definition in your working helps secure method marks.

Our teachers make sure a student can not only recite what Objective Function means but use it fluently in a full solution.

The term in three languages

Because the SPM Add Math paper is bilingual (BM/EN), it helps to know this term in each language: Objective Function (EN) · Fungsi Objektif (BM) · 目标函数 (中文)

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