Edexcel D1 (Decision Mathematics 1)

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Question 4
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4. This question should be answered on the sheet provided in the answer booklet. A manager has five workers, Mr. Ahmed, Miss Brown, Ms. Clough, Mr. Dingle and Mrs. Evans. To finish an urgent order he needs each of them to work overtime, one on each evening, in the next week. The workers are only available on the following evenings: $$\begin{aligned} & \text { Mr. Ahmed } ( A ) \text { - Monday and Wednesday; } \\ & \text { Miss Brown } ( B ) \text { - Monday, Wednesday and Friday; } \\ & \text { Ms. Clough } ( C ) \text { - Monday; } \\ & \text { Mr. Dingle } ( D ) \text { - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; } \\ & \text { Mrs. Evans } ( E ) \text { - Wednesday and Thursday. } \end{aligned}$$ The manager initially suggests that \(A\) might work on Monday, \(B\) on Wednesday and \(D\) on Thursday.
  1. Using the nodes printed on the answer sheet, draw a bipartite graph to model the availability of the five workers. Indicate, in a distinctive way, the manager's initial suggestion.
    (2 marks)
  2. Obtain an alternating path, starting at \(C\), and use this to improve the initial matching.
  3. Find another alternating path and hence obtain a complete matching.
    (3 marks)
Question 5
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5. This question should be answered on the sheet provided in the answer booklet. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 2 shows the activity network used to model a small building project. The activities are represented by the edges and the number in brackets on each edge represents the time, in hours, taken to complete that activity.
  1. Calculate the early time and the late time for each event. Write your answers in the boxes on the answer sheet.
    (6 marks)
  2. Hence determine the critical activities and the length of the critical path.
    (2 marks)
    Each activity requires one worker. The project is to be completed in the minimum time.
  3. Schedule the activities for the minimum number of workers using the time line on the answer sheet. Ensure that you make clear the order in which each worker undertakes his activities.
    (5 marks)
Question 6
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6. This question should be answered on the sheet provided in the answer booklet. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 3 shows a capacitated, directed network. The number on each arc indicates the capacity of that arc.
  1. State the maximum flow along
    1. SAET,
    2. SBDT,
    3. SCFT.
      (3 marks)
  2. Show these maximum flows on Diagram 1 on the answer sheet.
  3. Taking your answer to part (b) as the initial flow pattern, use the labelling procedure to find a maximum flow from \(S\) to \(T\). Your working should be shown on Diagram 2. List each flow augmenting route you find, together with its flow.
  4. Indicate a maximum flow on Diagram 3.
  5. Prove that your flow is maximal.
Question 7
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7. A tailor makes two types of garment, \(A\) and \(B\). He has available \(70 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\) of cotton fabric and \(90 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\) of woollen fabric. Garment \(A\) requires \(1 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\) of cotton fabric and \(3 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\) of woollen fabric. Garment \(B\) requires \(2 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\) of each fabric. The tailor makes \(x\) garments of type \(A\) and \(y\) garments of type \(B\).
  1. Explain why this can be modelled by the inequalities $$\begin{aligned} & x + 2 y \leq 70 \\ & 3 x + 2 y \leq 90 \\ & x \geq 0 , y \geq 0 \end{aligned}$$ The tailor sells type \(A\) for \(\pounds 30\) and type \(B\) for \(\pounds 40\). All garments made are sold. The tailor wishes to maximise his total income.
  2. Set up an initial Simplex tableau for this problem.
  3. Solve the problem using the Simplex algorithm. Figure 4 shows a graphical representation of the feasible region for this problem. \begin{figure}[h]
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    \end{figure}
  4. Obtain the coordinates of the points A, \(C\) and \(D\).
  5. Relate each stage of the Simplex algorithm to the corresponding point in Fig. 4. 6689 Decision Mathematics 1 (New Syllabus) Order of selecting edges
    Final tree
    (b) Minimum total length of cable
    Question 4 to be answered on this page
    (a) \(A\)
    Question 5 to be answered on this page
    Key
    (a) Early
    Time
    Late
    Time \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{12f9ae59-b2ff-4a03-9ac9-c61dbaf8c9f5-011_433_227_534_201} \(F ( 3 )\) \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{12f9ae59-b2ff-4a03-9ac9-c61dbaf8c9f5-011_117_222_1016_992}
    H(4) K(6)
    (b) Critical activities
    Length of critical path \(\_\_\_\_\) (c) \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{12f9ae59-b2ff-4a03-9ac9-c61dbaf8c9f5-011_492_1604_1925_266} Question 6 to be answered on pages 4 and 5
    (a) (i) SAET \(\_\_\_\_\) (ii) SBDT \(\_\_\_\_\) (iii) SCFT \(\_\_\_\_\) (b) \begin{figure}[h]
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    \end{figure} (c) \begin{figure}[h]
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    \end{figure} Flow augmenting routes
    (d) \begin{figure}[h]
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    \end{figure} (e) \(\_\_\_\_\)
Question 10
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10 The numbers in the list above represent the lengths, in metres, of ten lengths of fabric. They are to be cut from rolls of fabric of length 60 m .
  1. Calculate a lower bound for the number of rolls needed.
    (2)
  2. Use the first-fit bin packing algorithm to determine how these ten lengths can be cut from rolls of length 60 m .
  3. Use full bins to find an optimal solution that uses the minimum number of rolls.
Question 12
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10 The numbers in the list above represent the lengths, in metres, of ten lengths of fabric. They are to be cut from rolls of fabric of length 60 m .
  1. Calculate a lower bound for the number of rolls needed.
    (2)
  2. Use the first-fit bin packing algorithm to determine how these ten lengths can be cut from rolls of length 60 m .
  3. Use full bins to find an optimal solution that uses the minimum number of rolls.
Question 13
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