A basic solution and a basic feasible solution
A)are the same thing.
B)differ in the number of variables allowed to be zero.
C)describe interior points and exterior points,respectively.
D)differ in their inclusion of nonnegativity restrictions.

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A basic solution is any solution that satisfies the constraint equations with exactly n variables nonzero, where n is the number of constraints. A basic feasible solution is a basic solution that satisfies the additional requirement that all the variables are nonnegative. Therefore, the difference between a basic solution and a basic feasible solution is the inclusion of nonnegativity restrictions. Thus, the correct choice is D.

A Basic Solution and a Basic Feasible Solution