BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE-
PILANI,
HYDERABAD CAMPUS
Optimization (MATH F212)
Section No. 1
Instructor: Dr. Sumit Kumar Vishwakarma
Contact: [email protected]
Tutorial sheet-3
1. For the following LPP:
𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑧 = 𝑥1 + 4𝑥2 + 7𝑥3 + 5𝑥4
𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑜 2𝑥1 + 𝑥2 + 2𝑥3 + 4𝑥4 = 10
3𝑥1 − 𝑥2 − 2𝑥3 + 6𝑥4 = 5
𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4 ≥ 0
Generate the simplex table associated with the basis 𝑩 = (𝑃3, 𝑃4)
2. Consider the following LP:
𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑧 = 5𝑥1 + 12𝑥2 + 4𝑥3
𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑥1 + 2𝑥2 + 𝑥3 + 𝑥4 = 10
2𝑥1 − 2𝑥2 − 𝑥3 = 2
𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4 ≥ 0
Check if each of the following matrices forms a (feasible or infeasible) basis:
(𝑃1, 𝑃2), (𝑃2 , 𝑃3 ), (𝑃3 , 𝑃4).
3. Consider an LP in which the variable 𝑥𝑘 is unrestricted in sign. Prove that by
substituting 𝑥𝑘 = 𝑥𝑘− − 𝑥𝑘+ , where 𝑥𝑘− and 𝑥𝑘+ are nonnegative, it is impossible
that the two variables will replace one another in an alternative optimum
solution.
4. Solve the following LPP using the revised simplex method:
𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑧 = 5𝑥1 − 4𝑥2 + 6𝑥3 + 8𝑥4
subject to
𝑥1 + 7𝑥2 + 3𝑥3 + 7𝑥4 ≤ 46
3𝑥1 − 𝑥2 + 𝑥3 + 2𝑥4 ≤ 20
2𝑥1 + 3𝑥2 − 𝑥3 + 𝑥4 ≥ 18
𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 , 𝑥4 ≥ 0