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On Fractional Programming

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Programming problem with linear constraints and the objective function as the sum of the functions of the form

$${f_1}\left( x \right) + \frac{1}{{{g_1}\left( x \right)}}$$

where f1(x) and g1(x) are linear, is reduced to a fractional programming problem.

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  1. S. M. Sinha
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  2. G. C. Tuteja
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Sinha, S.M., Tuteja, G.C. On Fractional Programming. OPSEARCH 36, 418–424 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398594

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