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CHAPTER NO. 5

LINEAR INEQUALITIES & LINEAR

PROGRAMMING

EXERCISE # 5.1
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.1. An expression involving any one of the symbols < (less than), > (greater than),  (less than or
equal to),  (greater than or equal to) is called (FSD 2013)
A) Equation B) inequality C) identity D) linear equation
Q.2. Solution of inequality x  2 y  6 is: (LHR 2012)
A) 1,1 B) 1,3 C) 1, 4  D) 1,5 
Q.3. ax  by  c is linear inequality in (RWP 2013)
A) four variables B) three variables C) two variables D) one variables
Q.4. x  4 is in the solution of (LHR, GRW 2005)
A) x  3  0 B) x  3  0 C) x  3  0 D) x  3  0
Q.5. x  5 is in the solution of inequality. (GRW 2005)
A) 2x  3  0 B) 2x  1  0 C) 2x 1  0 D) 2x 1  0
Q.6. 2 x  3 y  0 is (LHR 2008)
A) an equation B) inequality C) identity D) not identity
Q.7. The solution of ax  by  c is (SGD 2013)
A) Open half plane B) closed half plane C) parabola D) hyperbola
Q.8. The solution of ax  by  c is (LHR 2005:2019)
A) Closed half plane B) open half plane C) circle D) parabola
Q.9. x  2 y  6 is not satisfied by: (GRW 2010)
A) (2,3) B) (2,2) C) (3,2) D) (3,3)
Q.10. Which one of the following satisfies the inequality x  2 y  6 ? (LHR 2010)
A) (4,1) B) (3,1) C) (1,3) D) (1,4)
Q.11. A vertical line divides a plane into: (LHR 2011)
A) Upper and lower half planes B) upper and right half planes
C) Left and right half planes D) left and lower half planes
Q.12. 2 x  3 y  5 is called (GRW 2007)
A) Equation B) inequality C) identity D) none of these
Q.13.  2,5 is the solution of (SGD 2013)
A) x  y  3 B) x  y  3 C) x  y  3 D) None of these
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Q.14.  0,1 is in the solution of inequality (GRW 2007)

A) x  y  2 B) x  3 y  0 C) 3 x  5 y  7 D) 3x  5 y  3
Q.15. A function which is to be maximized or minimized is called (LHR 2005)
A) Subjective function B) qualitative function
C) objective function D) quantitative function
Q.16. Point 1, 2  lies in the region of inequality: (LHR 2014)
A) 2 x  y  5 B) 2 x  y  5 C) 2 x  y  3 D) 2 x  y  3
Q.17. The inequality ax  by  c when a  0 represents ______ half plane. (LHR 2012)
A) Left or right B) upper or lower C) open D) none of these
Q.18. The non-negative inequalities are called: (LHR 2013; SWL, 2013)
A) Parameters B) constants C) decision variables D) vertices
Q.19. The feasible solution which maximizes on minimizes the objective function is called
(GRW 2008)
A) optimal solution B) exact solution C) feasible solution D) final solution
Q.20. The constraints 2 x  3 y  12 and 2 x  3 y  6 have one corner point (GRW 2009)
5  7  1  9 
A)  , 2  B)  ,1  C)  , 2  D)  ,1 
2  2  2  2 
Q.21. Feasible region is one which is restricted to (GRW 2011)
A) Fourth quadrant B) third quadrant C) second quadrant D) first quadrant
Q.22. The non-negative constraints are also called (FSD 2008)
A) Decision variable B) convex variable
C) Decision constraints D) Concave variable
Q.23. Corner point is also called (FSD 2008)
A) vertex B) test point C) simple point D) none of these
Q.24. A point of a solution region where two of its boundary lines interested is called:
(RWP 2010)
A) Vertex B) Critical point C) Testing point D) Stationary point
Q.25. Graph of 4 y  5 will be ___________half plane: (RWP 2011)
A) Lower B) Right C) Upper D) Left
Q.26. There are _______________feasible solutions in feasible solution region (RWP 2012)
A) 1 B) 2 C) finite D) infinite
Q.27. Linear inequality contains at least (MTN 2010)
A) Two variables B) one variables
C) three variables D) More than three variables
Q.28. For the inequalities 2 x  y  10 and x  4 y  12 the corner point (MTN 2012)
A) (5,10) B) (12,3) C) (4,2) D) (10,12)
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Q.29. If a  b , then (BWP 2008)

A) a  b B) a  b C) a  b D) a  b
Q.30. The variables used in system of linear inequalities are also known as (BWP 2010)
A) Constants B) Constraints C) Solutions D) Corners
SHORT QUESTIONS
Q.1 State the theorem of linear programming. (GRW 2010; LHR 2014; MTN 2018)
Q.2 What is linear inequality? (LHR 2008)
Q.3 If a non-vertical line divides a plane into two. Then write the name that two planes?
(LHR 2019)
Q.4 Define feasible region and feasible solution of linear inequalities. (GRW 2013; LHR 2014)
Q.5 Define feasible solution set and corner points.
(LHR 2010:2013:2014; GRW 2011:2018:2019; BWP 2019)
Q.6 Define the associated equation of the inequality. (LHR 2008)
Q.7 Define objective function and linear programming. (LHR 2008:2012; SWL 2019)
Q.8 Define problem constraints and decision variable. (LHR 2017:2019; GRW 2008)
Q.9 What is convex region? (LHR 2008:2012; BWP 2018)
Q.10 What is an optimal solution? (LHR 2017; GRW 2014)
Q.11 Graph the solution set of the inequality 2x  1  0 in xy –plane.
(LHR 2010; 2014; GRW 2011; BWP 2019)
Q.12 Minimize z  3 x  y subject to constraints 3x  5 y  15, x  6 y  9, x  0, y  0
(LHR 2010)
Q.13 Shade the feasible region of inequality 5 x  4 y  20 (LHR 2010; GRW 2010)
Q.14 If 3x  7 y  21, y  4 indicate the solution set of above linear inequalities?
(LHR 2011:2012)
Q.15 Graph the feasible region of the following system of linear inequalities: x  y  5; 2 x  y  2 x  0, y  0
(LHR 2011)
Q.16 Graph the solution set of 3 y  4  0 (GRW 2011)
Q.17 Graph the solution set of each of the following linear inequality in xy  plane.
3x  2 y  6 (LHR 2013; GRW 2018:2019)
Q.18 Graph the solution set of the inequality 2 x  y  2 in the xy-plnae. (LHR 2019)
Q.19 Show that the ordered pair 1,1 is a solution of the inequality x  2 y  6 (SWL 2019)
EXERCISE # 5.2
EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS
Q1. Graph the feasible region of the following system of linear inequalities and find the corner points
2 x  y  10
x  4 y  12
x  2 y  10
x  0, y  0
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EXERCISE # 5.3
EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS

Q1. Maximize f  x, y   2 x  5 y subject to the constraints

2 y  x  8; x y 4 x0  0; y0
Q2. Maximize f  x, y   x  3 y subject to the constraints
2 x  5 y  30; 5 x  4 y  20; x  0; y0
Q3. Maximize z  2 x  3 y; subject to the constraints:
3x  4 y  12; 2 x  y  4; 4x  y  4 x  0; y0
Q4. Minimize z  2 x  y; subject to the constraints:
x  y  3; 7 x  _ 5 y  35; x  0, y0