A section of highway has a speed-flow relationship of the form q = au2 + bu It is known that at capacity (which is 3100 veh/h) the space-mean speed of traffic is 28 mi/h. Determine the speed when the flow is 1500 veh/h and the free-flow speed.

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A section of highway has a speed-flow relationship of the form
q = au2 + bu
It is known that at capacity (which is 3100 veh/h) the space-mean speed of traffic is 28 mi/h. Determine the
speed when the flow is 1500 veh/h and the free-flow speed.
Transcribed Image Text:A section of highway has a speed-flow relationship of the form q = au2 + bu It is known that at capacity (which is 3100 veh/h) the space-mean speed of traffic is 28 mi/h. Determine the speed when the flow is 1500 veh/h and the free-flow speed.
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