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Conjugate gradient method is a ________

(a) Standard method

(b) Equation method

(c) Iterative method

(d) Elimination method

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Question is taken from Conjugate Gradient Method for Equation Solving in chapter Matrix Algebra and Gaussian Elimination of Finite Element Method

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The correct option is (c) Iterative method

The explanation is: The conjugate gradient method is an iterative method for the solution of equations. And it is implemented in several computer codes. This method is used to solve un-constrained optimization problems such as energy minimization.

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