document.write( "Question 1196602: Solve the linear programming problem.
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given:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2By+%3E=+10\"........c1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "where c1 and c2 are \"constraints\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x\",\"y\"->decision variables
\n" ); document.write( "\"x\",\"y\">= \"0\" ->\"non-negative\" constraints \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "first graph c1 and c2 (just positive parts in first quadrant )\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2By+%3E=+10\"........c1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x\"|\"y\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2y+%3E=+8\"........c2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "graph them\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find the coordinates of the c1 and c2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2y+=+8\"-> solve for \"x\" and you have \"x=8-2y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute in \"2x%2By+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%288-2y%29%2By+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16-4y%2By+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16-3y+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16-10+=+3y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6+=+3y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8-2%2A2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the feasible region is above the lines around intersection point which is (\"4\",\"2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "corner points of the feas-region are (\"0\",\"10\"),(\"4\",\"2\"), and (\"8\",\"0\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now check at which point objective function have greatest value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=4x%2B5y\".........1) check (\"0\",\"10\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=4%2A0%2B5%2A10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=50\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=4x%2B5y\".........1) check (\"4\",\"2\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=4%2A4%2B5%2A2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=26\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=4x%2B5y\".........1) check (\"8\",\"0\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=4%2A8%2B5%2A0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=32\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "as you can see, the maximum is at point (\"0\",\"10\")\r
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