3. A water main consists of two sections of pipe of fixed lengths, 4, l, carrying fixed amounts Q, and Q, liters per second. For a given total loss of head h, the variable diameters D,, D,of the pipe will result in a minimum cost if C=1,(a+bD,)+1(a+bD,)= minimum, clQ cl,Q; subject to the condition: h = Find the ratio D D

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3. A water main consists of two sections of pipe of fixed lengths, 4, 1, carrying
fixed amounts Q, and Q, liters per second. For a given total loss of head h, the
variable diameters D, D,of the pipe will result in a minimum cost if
C=1(a+bD,)+1,(a+bD,)= minimum,
clQ cl,Q Find the ratio
D
subject to the condition:
h =
D
5. A particle of mass m in a rectangular box with dimensions x, y, z has ground
k² ( 1
1
+
y?
1
state energy E(x,y,z) =
+
where k is a physical constant. If
8m x
the volume of the box is fixed (say V = xyz), find the values of x, y, and z that
minimize the ground state energy.
Transcribed Image Text:3. A water main consists of two sections of pipe of fixed lengths, 4, 1, carrying fixed amounts Q, and Q, liters per second. For a given total loss of head h, the variable diameters D, D,of the pipe will result in a minimum cost if C=1(a+bD,)+1,(a+bD,)= minimum, clQ cl,Q Find the ratio D subject to the condition: h = D 5. A particle of mass m in a rectangular box with dimensions x, y, z has ground k² ( 1 1 + y? 1 state energy E(x,y,z) = + where k is a physical constant. If 8m x the volume of the box is fixed (say V = xyz), find the values of x, y, and z that minimize the ground state energy.
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