AQA D1 2013 January — Question 5

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicLinear Programming

5 The feasible region of a linear programming problem is defined by $$\begin{aligned} x + y & \leqslant 60
2 x + y & \leqslant 80
y & \geqslant 20
x & \geqslant 15
y & \geqslant x \end{aligned}$$
  1. On the grid opposite, draw a suitable diagram to represent these inequalities and indicate the feasible region.
  2. In each of the following cases, use your diagram to find the maximum value of \(P\) on the feasible region. In each case, state the corresponding values of \(x\) and \(y\).
    1. \(P = x + 4 y\)
    2. \(P = 4 x + y\)