mizing a linear function subject to linear constraints,into standard form.A linear program might not be in standard form for any of four possible reasons: 1.The objective function might be a minimization rather than a maximization. 2.There might be variables without nonnegativity constraints. 3.There might be equality constraints,which have an equal sign rather than a less-than-or-equal-to sign. 4.There might be ineguality constraints,but instead of having a less-than-or- equal-to sign,they have a greater-than-or-equal-to sign