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Maximize: Z c1 x1 2x 2
Subject to
41 x 2 12
x1 x 2 2
and
x1 0 , x 2 0
Use graphical analysis to determine the optimal solution(s) for ( x1 , x 2 ) for the various possible
values of c1 .
Solution:
c1
c1 Slope = Optimal solution ( x1 , x 2 )
c2
c1
c1 < -2 1< (2, 0)
c2
-12 <
c1 14 4
-2 < c1 < 24 <1 ,
c2 5 5
14 4
, , (3, 0) and all the
c1 5 5
c1 = 24 = -12
c2 points on the line connecting
these two
c1
24 < c1 < -12 (3, 0)
c2