Determine i) capacity, ii) jam density, iii) speed and iv) density at capacity of a traffic stream if the speed density relationship follows relation v = 17.2 ln(228/k), if v is space mean speed in km/hr and k is the density at veh/km.

Determine i) capacity, ii) jam density, iii) speed and iv) density at capacity of a traffic stream if the speed density relationship follows relation v = 17.2 ln(228/k), if v is space mean speed in km/hr and k is the density at veh/km.

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