Unit columns are used to identify the
A)tableau.
B)c row.
C)b column.
D)basic variables.

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Unit columns in the context of linear programming and simplex tables are used to identify the basic variables. These are the variables that are currently being used to solve the system of equations, and each basic variable will have a column in the simplex tableau that is a unit column (a column where one entry is 1 and all others are 0) corresponding to it.

Unit Columns Are Used to Identify the