document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22948>Question 22948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have an extra credit project due soon and I was in need of some help. Here is the question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Find the minimum and maximum values of the objective quantity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 2y is less than or = to -17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 4y is greater than or = to -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y is greater than or = to -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x,y) = 6x + 11y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~* That is the order that it is in on the sheet.  I dont even know where to start at!!  I think that this has something to do w/ functions though. Any help is really appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "~* Thanks -- Sara ~* </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11339 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><B>stanbon!(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Because you have four lines to work with, graph all of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the four inequalities on a fairly large sheet of paper.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should end up with an enclosed area with four vertices<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where the various pairs of edges meet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example, one of these vertices is (0,-6) where y>=x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and y= x+1 meet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After you find the coordinates of these four points, put<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their respective (x,y) values into the equation f(x,y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 6x+11y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The minimum and the maximum value is what you are asked to find.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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