# Lagrange multipliers (duals) in JuMP 0.19

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**Category:** Optimization (Mathematical)\
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**Created:** [September 3, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lagrange-multipliers-duals-in-jump-0-19/28328 "2019-09-03T14:53:21Z")\
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I was also confused about this some time ago. I remember the documentation mentioned JuMP is using conic dual, which may be different from the textbook dual. Is the sign difference a result of that?

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