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{\begin{align}\min \quad & cost_{total}\\\mathrm{subject\;to} \quad & supply<b\\& cost_{total}=(supply-2)^2\end{align}}

'''Gekko (Python) Solution'''

(:source lang=python:)
# Solve slack variable problem
#  Minimize  total_cost
#  Subject to supply < b
from gekko import GEKKO

b = 5
m = GEKKO(remote=False)
supply = m.Var()
total_cost = m.Var()

m.Equation(supply<b)
m.Equation(total_cost==(supply-2)**2)
m.Minimize(total_cost)

m.solve()

print(supply.value[0])
print(total_cost.value[0])
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'''APMonitor Solution'''

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!!! Inequality Constraints in APM

In APMonitor Modeling Language, inequality constraints are automatically translated into equality constraints with slack variables. Slack
variables can also be defined by starting a variable name with ''slk''.  When the model is parsed at run-time, any variable beginning with ''slk'' is automatically assigned a lower value of zero.  Alternatively, inequality constraints will be automatically converted to equality constraints with a slack variable.

!!! Logical Conditions in Optimization

Slack variables are also useful for optimization problems with non-smooth or discontinuous functions. The following tutorial demonstrates the use of slack variables in reformulating the ABS() function, IF statements, and others.

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!!! Inequality Constraints

In [[https://gekko.readthedocs.io/en/latest/|Gekko Optimization Suite]] and the [[https://apmonitor.com/wiki/|APMonitor Modeling Language]], inequality constraints are automatically translated into equality constraints with slack
variables. In APMonitor, slack variables can also be defined by starting a variable name with ''slk''.  When the model is parsed at run-time, any variable beginning with ''slk'' is automatically assigned a lower value of zero.  Alternatively, inequality constraints are automatically converted to equality constraints with a slack variable.
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In APMonitor Modeling Language, inequality constraints are automatically translated into equality constraints with slack variables. Slack variables can also be defined by starting a variable name with ''slk''.  When the model is parsed at run-time, any variable beginning with ''slk'' is automatically assigned a lower value of zero.  Alternatively, inequality constraints will be automatically converted to equality constraints with a slack variable.

!!! Logical Conditions in Optimization

Slack variables are also useful for optimization problems with non-smooth or discontinuous functions. The following tutorial demonstrates the use of slack variables in reformulating the ABS() function, IF statements, and others.

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! Example model with slack variable
! Solve slack variable problem
!  Minimize    total_cost
!  Subject to  supply < b
Model
Parameters
b = 5
End Parameters

Variables
supply
total_cost
End Variables

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supply < b

total_cost = (supply-2)^2

Minimize  total_cost
End Equations
End Model
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In APMonitor Modeling Language, inequality constraints are automatically translated into equality constraints with slack variables. Slack variables can also be defined by starting a variable name with ''slk''.  When the model is parsed at run-time, any variable beginning with ''slk'' is automatically assigned a lower value of zero.  Alternatively, inequality constraints will be automatically converted to equality constraints with a slack variable.
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Slack variables are defined to transform an inequality expression into an equality expression with an added slack variable.  The slack variable is defined by setting a lower bound of zero (>0).
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In APMonitor, inequality constraints are automatically translated into equality constraints with slack variables. Slack variables can also
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!!! Solve Slack Variable Problems Online

%blue%A%red%P%black%Monitor has an online interface for solving optimization problems.  The optimization problem shown below as '''Example Problem''' can be solved through the web-interface at the following link:

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Slack variables are defined by starting a variable name with ''''slk''''.  Thus, valid slack variable names would include names such as ''slk_1'', ''slkr'', ''slkvar[1]''.  When the model is parsed at run-time, any variable beginning with ''slk'' is automatically assigned a lower value of zero.

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In APMonitor, slack variables can be defined by starting a variable name with
''''slk''''.  When the model is parsed at run-time, any variable beginning with ''slk'' is automatically assigned a lower value of zero.  Alternatively, inequality constraints will be automatically converted to equality constraints with a slack variable.