EBK NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS
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Chapter 16, Problem 24P
A system consist softwopower plants that must deliver loads over a transmission network. The costs of generating power at plants 1 and 2 are given by
where
The total demand for power is 30 and
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