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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

If the objective function \(Z=p x+q y, p>0, q>0\) of a linear programming problem attains its optimal value at the points \((4,7)\) and \((5,5)\) and \(pq =50\) then:

  1. A \(p=5, q=10\)
  2. B \(p=10, q=5\)
  3. C \(p=25, q=2\)
  4. D \(p=40 / 3, q=15 / 4\)
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(B) \(p=10, q=5\)

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\(Z(4,7) = Z(5,5)\) \(p(4) + q(7) = p(5) + q(5)\) \(4p + 7q = 5p + 5q\) \(2q = p\) \(pq = 50 \implies (2q)q = 50\) \(2q^2 = 50 \implies q^2 = 25 \implies q = 5\) (\(q>0\)) \(p = 2(5) = 10\)
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