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mojhsa
1 month ago
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A small house was built on an island off a perfectly straight shoreline. The point B on the shoreline that is closest to the isl

and is exactly 6 miles from the island. Eight miles east of B is the closest source of fresh water to the island. A pipeline is to be built from the island to the source of fresh water by laying pipe underwater in a straight line from the island to a point Q on the shoreline between B and the water source, and then laying pipe on land along the shoreline from Q to the source. It costs 6000 dollars per mile to lay the pipe under the water and 3750 dollars per mile to lay pipe on land. How far east of B should Q be located in order to minimize the total construction costs

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Sav [3.1K]1 month ago
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Q should be positioned 4.8 miles east of point B. Explanation: From the diagram, we can define the construction cost as a function of angle θ (as illustrated). The underwater pipe length (marked in blue) equals 6/cos θ, while the land pipe length (marked in brown) is (8 - 6*tan θ). The total construction cost formula is: Construction Cost = (6/cos θ)(6000) + (8 - 6*tan θ)(3750). This formula is represented in terms of θ, which can vary from 0 degrees to 53.13 degrees according to the diagram. To find the angle θ that minimizes the construction cost, we differentiate the Construction Cost function with respect to θ and set it to zero. The derivative yields: -4500(5*sec θ – 8*tan θ)(sec θ) = 0, leading to θ = 38.68 degrees. By substituting θ, we can determine the distance of Q from B, which equals 6*tan θ. This calculates to a distance of 4.8 miles.
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