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# Copyright 2011 Hakan Kjellerstrand hakank@gmail.com
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"""

  Least square optimization problem in Google or-tools.

  Solving a fourth grade least square equation.

  From the Swedish book 'Optimeringslara' [Optimization Theory],
  page 286f.

  This model was created by Hakan Kjellerstrand (hakank@gmail.com)
  Also see my other Google CP Solver models:
  http://www.hakank.org/google_or_tools/
"""
from __future__ import print_function
import sys
from ortools.linear_solver import pywraplp



# Create the solver.

# using GLPK
if sol == 'GLPK':
  solver = pywraplp.Solver('CoinsGridGLPK',
                           pywraplp.Solver.GLPK_LINEAR_PROGRAMMING)
else:
  # Using CLP
  solver = pywraplp.Solver('CoinsGridCLP',
                           pywraplp.Solver.CLP_LINEAR_PROGRAMMING)

# data
# number of points
num = 14

# temperature
t = [20, 30, 80, 125, 175, 225, 275, 325, 360, 420, 495, 540, 630, 700]

# percentage gas
F = [
    0.0, 5.8, 14.7, 31.6, 43.2, 58.3, 78.4, 89.4, 96.4, 99.1, 99.5, 99.9,
    100.0, 100.0
]

p = 4

#
# declare variables
#
a = [solver.NumVar(-100, 100, 'a[%i]' % i) for i in range(p + 1)]

# to minimize
z = solver.Sum([
    (F[i] - (sum([a[j] * t[i]**j for j in range(p + 1)]))) for i in range(num)
])

#
# constraints
#
solver.Add(solver.Sum([20**i * a[i] for i in range(p + 1)]) == 0)

solver.Add((a[0] + sum([700.0**j * a[j] for j in range(1, p + 1)])) == 100.0)

for i in range(num):
  solver.Add(
      solver.Sum([j * a[j] * t[i]**(j - 1) for j in range(p + 1)]) >= 0)

objective = solver.Minimize(z)

solver.Solve()

print()
print('z = ', solver.Objective().Value())
for i in range(p + 1):
  print(a[i].SolutionValue(), end=' ')
print()