Edexcel D1 2017 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD1 (Decision Mathematics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicInequalities

5. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{65fb7699-4301-47d2-995d-713ee33020c8-06_1517_1527_226_274} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 5}
\end{figure} Figure 5 shows the constraints of a linear programming problem in \(x\) and \(y\), where \(R\) is the feasible region.
  1. Write down the inequalities that form region \(R\).
  2. Find the exact coordinates of the vertices of the feasible region. The objective is to maximise \(P\), where \(P = 2 x + 3 y\)
  3. Use point testing to find the optimal vertex, V, of the feasible region. The objective is changed to maximise \(Q\), where \(Q = 2 x + \lambda y\)
    Given that \(\lambda\) is a constant and V is still the only optimal vertex of the feasible region,
  4. find the range of possible values of \(\lambda\).