Sheet 3 PDF
Sheet 3 PDF
Sheet 3 PDF
Exercise – 3
1. Consider the graphical representations of the following linear program:
Maximize (or minimize) z = 5x1 + 3x 2
Subject to x1 + x 2 ≤ 6 , x1 ≥ 3 , x 2 ≥ 3 , 2x1 + 3x 2 ≥ 3 , x1 , x 2 ≥ 0.
(a) In each of the following cases indicate if the feasible region has one point, infinite
number of points, or no point.
(i) The constraints are as given above. (one)
(ii) The constraint x1 + x 2 ≤ 6 is changed to x1 + x 2 ≤ 5 .. (none)
(iii) The constraint x1 + x 2 ≤ 6 is changed to x1 + x 2 ≤ 7 . (infinite)
(b) For each case in (a) , determine the number of feasible extreme points, if any.
(one, none, three)
(c) For the cases in (a) in which a feasible solution exists, determine the maximum and
minimum values of z and their associated extreme points
( Max z = 24 = min z , min z = 24, max z = 29).
2. Solve graphically
(i) Maximize (and minimize) z = 10x1 + 8x 2
Subject to x1 + x 2 ≥ 2 , 4x1 + 5x 2 ≤ 20 , 5x1 + 4x 2 ≤ 20 , x1 , x 2 ≥ 0.
(ii) Maximize z = 3x1 + 4x 2
Subject to x1 + 2x 2 ≤ 6 , x1 − 2x 2 ≤ 3 , 2x1 − x 2 ≥ − 2 , x1 ≤ 4 , x1 ≥ 0.
5. Show the correspondence between extreme point and basic feasible solutions of the
following problems:
(i) Maximize z = 3x1 + 4x 2
Subject to x1 + 2x 2 ≤ 8 , 3x1 + 2x 2 ≤ 12 , x1 , x 2 ≥ 0 .
(ii) Maximize z = 3x 1 + 4x 2
Subject to x1 + 2x 2 ≤ 4 , 3x1 + 2x 2 ≤12 , x1 , x 2 ≥ 0 .
6. Find all basic feasible solutions and hence optimal solutions for the problems:
(i) Maximize z = 3x1 + 2x 2 − x 4
Subject to x 1 + 2x 2 + 2x 3 = 4 , 3x 1 − x 2 + 6x 3 + x 4 = 5 , x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ≥ 0 .
(ii) Maximize z = x 1 − 2x 2 + 3x 3
Subject to
2x 1 + 2x 2 + 2x 3 + x 4 = 6 , 4x 1 + 5x 2 + 2x 3 + 2x 3 =12 , x 1 , x 2 , x 3 , x 4 ≥ 0 .