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The feasible region corresponding to the linear constraints of a Linear Programming Problem (LPP) is represented by the shaded region in the given figure. Which of the following is not a constraint to the given LPP?

Figure for CUET Mathematics 2025 2 June Shift 1 question 22 (Algebra)

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The feasible region shows the area where all constraints are satisfied. The task is to find which option is not a constraint, meaning it doesn't form a boundary of this shaded region.


Each constraint creates a boundary line. If a constraint is part of the LPP, the shaded region will be on the correct side of that line.


Testing x+2y≤10x + 2y \leq 10:

This forms the upper boundary of the feasible region. Points in the shaded region satisfy this inequality (they're below or on this line). This is a constraint.


Testing x+y≥2x + y \geq 2:

This forms the lower-left boundary of the feasible region. Points in the shaded region satisfy this inequality (they're above or on this line). This is a constraint.


Testing x−y≤1x - y \leq 1:

This forms another boundary of the feasible region. Points in the shaded region satisfy this inequality. This is a constraint.


Testing x−y≥1x - y \geq 1:

This is the opposite of x−y≤1x - y \leq 1. If the feasible region satisfies x−y≤1x - y \leq 1, it cannot also satisfy x−y≥1x - y \geq 1. These two constraints contradict each other.

The line x−y=1x - y = 1 forms a boundary, but the feasible region is on the side where x−y≤1x - y \leq 1, not where x−y≥1x - y \geq 1.

Since the feasible region cannot be on both sides of the same line, only one of these can be a constraint. From the graph, the feasible region satisfies x−y≤1x - y \leq 1, not x−y≥1x - y \geq 1.


Therefore, x−y≥1x - y \geq 1 is not a constraint to the given LPP.

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