This is the initial tableau of a linear programming problem
     This is the initial tableau of a linear programming problem. Solve by the simplex method.  [x_1 x_2 S_1 s_2 s_3 z  1 4 1 0 0 0 12  2 4 0 1 0 0 4  1 5 0 0 1 0 4  -2 -1 0 0 0 1 0]  The maximum is  when x_1 = x_2 = S_1 = 10, s_2 = 0, and s_3 = 2. 
  
  Solution
Table #1
 ==========================================================
 x1 x2 s1 s2 s3 z   
 ==========================================================
 1 2 1 0 0 0 12   
 2 4 0 1 0 0 4
 1 5 0 0 1 0 4
 -2 -1 0 0 0 1 0
Table #2
 ==========================================================
 x1 x2 s1 s2 s3 z   
 ==========================================================
 0 0 1 -0.5 0 0 10   
 1 2 0 0.5 0 0 2
 0 3 0 -0.5 1 0 2
 0 3 0 1 0 1 4
The solution of the given table is z = 4 when x1 = 2 and x2 = 0 obtained from above table

