Maximize $Z=3x+4y$, subject to the constraints: $x +y≤1,x≥0,y≥0$.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 4
Draw the constraint $x + y = 1$
Find intercepts:
- When $x=0, y=1$
- When $y=0, x=1$
So the line joins points (0,1) and (1,0).
The shaded region shown in the figure as OAB is bounded and the coordinates of corner points O, A and B are (0, 0), (1, 0) and (0, 1), respectively.
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Corner points |
Corresponding value of $Z=3x+4y$ |
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(0,0) |
0 |
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(1,0) |
3 |
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(0,1) |
4 → Maximum |
Hence, the maximum value of Z is 4 at (0, 1).