Answer:
a) 2
b) s₁ and s₂
c) First linear equation: 5*x₁ + 8*x₂ + 10*x₃ + s₁ = 173
Second linear equation: 5*x₁ + 4*x₂ + 17*x₃ + s₂ = 254
Step-by-step explanation:
The problem statement, establishes two constraints, each one of them will need a slack variable to become a linear equation, so the answer for question
a) 2.
b) The constraints are: s₁ and s₂
c) First constraint
5*x₁ + 8*x₂ + 10*x₃ ≤ 173
We add slack variable s₁ and the inequality becomes
5*x₁ + 8*x₂ + 10*x₃ + s₁ = 173
The second constraint is:
5*x₁ + 4*x₂ + 17*x₃ ≤ 254
We add slack variable s₂ and the inequality becomes
5*x₁ + 4*x₂ + 17*x₃ + s₂ = 254
