ChemicalProcessOptimization

HW2
DuetoOct.20,2008

An engineering design problem is formulated as

minimize
2
1 2 1 1 2
( , ) 320 f x x x x x = +
subject to
1
2
1
1 0
60
x
x

1 1 2
1
1 ( ) 0
3600
x x x
1 2
, 0 x x
Write the KKT necessary conditions and solve for the candidate
minimum designs.
Verify the solutions graphically. Interpret the KKT conditions on the
graph for the problem. (Arora 4.82)