Assignment 1

Due Date: no later than Tuesday November 8, 2005 11:00 am

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Dr. Guillaume Leduc

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1. (a) Graph the following equations in the same coordinate system.

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 3x + 2y = 12
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x=2
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 y=1
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2x − y = 0

(b) Let L1 denote the line 3x + 2y = 12, L2 denote the line x = 2, L3 denote the line y = 1 and L4
denote the line 2x − y = 0. Find the intersection between
1. L1 and L2
2. L1 and L3
3. L1 and L4
4. L2 and L3
2. An international mining company has two mines in Voisey’s Bay and Hawk Ridge, Canada. The com-
position of the ore from each field is given in the following table.

How many -tons of ore from each mine should be used to obtain exactly 6 tons of nick el and 8 tons
of copper?
3. A grain company wants to lease a fleet of 20 covered hopper railcars with a combined capacity of
108,000 cubic feet. Hoppers with three different carrying capacities are available: 3,000 cubic feet,
4,500 cubic feet, and 6,000 cubic feet.

(a) How many of each type of hopper should they lease?

(b) The monthly rates for leasing these hoppers are $180 for 3,000 cubic feet, $225 for 4,500 cubic
feet, and $325 for 6,000 cubic feet. Which of the solutions in part (a) would minimize the monthly
leasing costs?

4. In a laboratory experiment, rats are to be fed 5 packets of food containing a total of 80 units of vitamin
E. There are four different brands of food packets that can be used. A packet of brand A contains 5
units of vitamin E, a packet of brand B contains 10 units of vitamin E, a packet of brand C contains 15
units of vitamin E, and a packet of brand D contains 20 units of vitamin E. How many packets of each
brand should be mixed and fed to the rats? GIVE THE SYSTEM OF LINEAR EQUATIONS
REPRESENTING THE PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT SOLVE IT.