Solve the linear programming problem by the simplex method.
Maximize P = 10x + 6y
subject to x + y < 80
3x < 90
x > 0, y > 0
x =
y =
P =
The solution to this problem is x = 60 and y = 20. The maximum value of P is P = 360.
To solve the linear programming problem using the simplex method, we need to convert the problem into standard form.
Let's start by stating our objective function and constraints:
Maximize P = 10x + 6y
subject to:
x + y < 80 (1)
3x < 90 (2)
x > 0, y > 0 (3)
To convert the problem into standard form, we need to rewrite the constraints using slack variables:
x + y + s1 = 80 (1')
3x + s2 = 90 (2')
x, y, s1, s2 > 0 (3')
Notice that we added slack variables s1 and s2 to convert the less-than inequalities into equality constraints.
Now, let's create the initial simplex tableau by writing the coefficient matrix:
| x | y | s1 | s2 | RHS
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(1') | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80
(2') | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90
Next, we need to perform iterations to find the optimal solution. Here are the steps to do so:
1. Select a pivot column: Choose the column with the most negative coefficient in the bottom row. In this case, the most negative coefficient is -80, which corresponds to column x.
2. Select a pivot row: Choose the row with the smallest positive ratio (RHS / column coefficient). In this case, the smallest positive ratio is 80/1 = 80, which corresponds to row (1').
3. Perform row operations: Divide the pivot row by the pivot element (1/1=1) to make the pivot element equal to 1. Then, perform row operations to make the other elements in the pivot column equal to 0:
| x | y | s1 | s2 | RHS
-------------------------------------------
(1') | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80
(2') | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90
| x | y | s1 | s2 | RHS
-------------------------------------------
(1') | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80
(2') | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 10
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until the bottom row coefficients are all non-negative.
5. Calculate the objective function value: Multiply the objective function row by the RHS values and sum them up. In this case, P = (10*80) + (6*0) = 800.
Therefore, the optimal solution for the linear programming problem is:
x = 80
y = 0
P = 800
To solve the linear programming problem using the simplex method, we need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the problem into standard form.
Step 2: Set up the initial simplex tableau.
Step 3: Implement the simplex algorithm.
Step 4: Analyze the solution.
Let's go through each step one by one.
Step 1: Convert the problem into standard form.
The given problem is already in the standard form since it involves maximizing an objective function with inequality constraints.
Step 2: Set up the initial simplex tableau.
To set up the initial simplex tableau, we need to create a table with the objective function coefficients and constraint coefficients.
First, rewrite the objective function in terms of x and y:
P = 10x + 6y
Set up the initial tableau:
| | x | y | P | | |
|---|---|---|-----|---|---|
| | 10| 6 | -P | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Next, add the constraints to the tableau:
1) x + y < 80
Rewrite as x + y + S1 = 80, where S1 is a slack variable:
| | x | y | P | S1| |
|---|---|---|-----|---|---|
| | 10| 6 | -P | 0 | |
| S1| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80|
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
2) 3x < 90
Rewrite as 3x + S2 = 90, where S2 is a slack variable:
| | x | y | P | S1| |
|---|---|---|-----|---|---|
| | 10| 6 | -P | 0 | |
| S1| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80|
| S2| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90|
| | | | | | |
Step 3: Implement the simplex algorithm.
To implement the simplex algorithm, we need to perform iterations until we reach an optimal solution.
The current tableau has a negative value (-P) in the objective function row, indicating that the current solution is not yet optimal. Therefore, we need to perform iterations.
In each iteration, we choose a pivot element and perform row operations to make all other coefficients in the pivot column zero except for the pivot element. This process continues until all negative values in the objective function row are eliminated.
For the first iteration, we choose the pivot element to be the coefficient 10 in the first row. By performing row operations, we divide the pivot row by 10 to make the pivot element equal to 1. Then, we make all other coefficients in the pivot column zero.
After performing the required row operations, the updated tableau is:
| | x | y | P | S1| |
|---|----|----|-----|---|---|
| P | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S1| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80|
| S2| 3 |-1/5| 0 |2/5| 18|
| | | | | | |
Step 4: Analyze the solution.
The updated tableau still has a negative value (-P) in the objective function row, indicating that the current solution is not yet optimal. Therefore, we need to perform more iterations.
For the second iteration, we choose the pivot element to be the coefficient -1/5 in the third row. By performing row operations, we divide the pivot row by -1/5 to make the pivot element equal to 1. Then, we make all other coefficients in the pivot column zero.
After performing the required row operations, the updated tableau is:
| | x | y | P | S1| |
|---|----|---|---|------|----|
| P | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3/5 | 12 |
| S1| 9/5| 1 | 0 | -1/5 | 72 |
| S2| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 18 |
| | | | | | |
The updated tableau no longer has any negative values (-P) in the objective function row, indicating that the current solution is optimal.
From the optimal tableau, we can extract the values of x, y, and P.
x = 2
y = 0
P = 12
Therefore, the optimal solution for the linear programming problem is x = 2, y = 0, and P = 12.