Tutorial 7 on LP PREPARATION
Question 1
Consider the feasible region given below:
70
60
50
40
30 C
B
20
10
A D
0
0 10 20 F 30 E 40 50 60 70
The objective function is given by: 𝑐 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦
a. Find the coordinates of the points that will give a maximum and minimum
value.
b. Use the extreme point method (table below) to find the coordinates of the
points and value of the objectve function. Identify the extreme values.
Point Coordinates Value of objective Extreme value
function
Question 1
Consider the feasible region given below:
70
60
50
40
30 C
B
20
10
A D
0
0 10 20 F 30 E 40 50 60 70
The objective function is given by: 𝑐 = 2𝑥 + 3𝑦
a. Find the coordinates of the points that will give a maximum and minimum
value.
b. Use the extreme point method (table below) to find the coordinates of the
points and value of the objectve function. Identify the extreme values.
Point Coordinates Value of objective Extreme value
function