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Q.Find and shade the feasible region of the system x+y≤4, x≥0, y≥0x+y\le 4,\ x\ge 0,\ y\ge 0.

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Non-negativity. x≥0x\ge0 is the region right of the yy-axis and y≥0y\ge0 is the region above the xx-axis; together they restrict everything to the first quadrant (axes included).

The main constraint. The boundary of x+y≤4x+y\le4 is the line x+y=4x+y=4, with intercepts (4,0)(4,0) and (0,4)(0,4); it is solid (weak ≤\le). Test the origin: 0+0=0≤40+0=0\le4 true, so shade the side containing the origin.

Feasible region. The points satisfying all three inequations form the overlap: the triangle bounded by the two axes and the line x+y=4x+y=4.

Corner points. Solve the boundaries in pairs: xx-axis ∩\cap yy-axis =(0,0)=(0,0); line ∩\cap xx-axis (y=0⇒x=4y=0\Rightarrow x=4) =(4,0)=(4,0); line ∩\cap yy-axis (x=0⇒y=4x=0\Rightarrow y=4) =(0,4)=(0,4). So the corners are (0,0),(4,0),(0,4)(0,0),(4,0),(0,4). …

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