Set x₁ = 0 and let x₂ grow without bound. Both inequalities remain satisfied, while Z = 2x₂ grows without bound. Thus the feasible set exists but there is no finite maximum, A. The upper bound on x₁ does not bound the positively weighted x₂.
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