Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - Chapter 7 Test - Page 484: 21

Answer

26

Work Step by Step

Step I: From the given constraints, draw all the lines and their region. In the first constraints: \[x\ge 0\], it is the region where x takes only positive values. In the second constraints: \[y\ge 0\], it is the region where y takes only positive values. In the third constraints: \[x+y\le 6\]. Draw first, \[x+y=6\]. It is the line with \[\begin{align} & x-\text{intercept}=6 \\ & y-\text{intercept}=6 \\ \end{align}\] Now, put \[x=0,\text{ and }y=0\]. Which gives, \[0\le 6\], which is true, it means region contains the origin. Step II: The corner values are: \[A\left( 6,0 \right),B\left( 2,0 \right),\text{ and }C\left( 2,4 \right)\] Step III: The value of the objective function at a point\[\left( 6,0 \right)\]is: \[\begin{align} & z=3\times 6+5\times 0 \\ & =18 \end{align}\] The value of the objective function at a point\[\left( 2,0 \right)\]is: \[\begin{align} & z=3\times 2+5\times 0 \\ & =6 \end{align}\] The value of the objective function at a point\[\left( 2,4 \right)\]is: \[\begin{align} & z=3\times 2+5\times 4 \\ & =26 \end{align}\] Therefore, the maximum value of the objective function is 26.
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