Judith

 Murphy  
Nov  2015  
Salt  Lake  CC,  Math  1210  
Pipeline  Project  
 
A)  i)  8+16+40=64  miles  
64×$480,000 = $30,729,000  
           ii)32+16=48  miles  
48 $480,000 + $4,500,000 + $600,000 + 8 $100,000 = $34,840,000  
 
B)  i)  16! + (40 − 8)! = 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡  𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒  𝑡𝑜  𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑦 !  
Shortest  distance  =  35.78  miles  
35.78×$840,000 = $30,052,680  
           ii)  16($840,000)+32(480,000)  =  $28,800,000  
 
C)  
13438724.08 + 17174400𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
𝐶 𝑥 =    
sin  (153.44 − 𝑥)
 

 
 
 
Cost  as  a  Function  of  x,  where  x  is  the  angle  by  which  the  pipeline  enters  Private  
Ground:  
 

 
 
Judith  Murphy  
Nov  2015  
The  minimum  is  x=28.59,  which  corresponds  to  $2,639,000  as  a  cost  of  building  
the  pipeline.  To  find  this  function,  I  used  trigonometric  identities  and  the  
knowledge  of  difference  between  the  cost  of  building  on  BLM  land  and  on  Private  
Ground.  By  creating  a  triangle  within  the  diagram,  I  was  able  to  use  the  
characteristics  of  triangles  to  create  relationships  between  the  length  of  pipe  
through  BLM  land  and  the  length  of  pipe  through  Private  Ground.    
 
To  find  the  minimum  without  visually  using  the  graph,  I  take  the  derivative  of  
the  cost  function  and  find  when  the  slope  is  equal  to  0.  
 
13438724.08 + 17174400𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
𝐶 𝑥 =    
sin  (153.44 − 𝑥)
 
𝐶! 𝑥
17174400sin  ( 153.44 − 𝑥 cos 𝑥 + cos  ( 153.44 − 𝑥)(17174400 sin 𝑥 + 13438700)
=  
𝑠𝑖𝑛! (153.44 − 𝑥)
 
When  C’(x)  =  O,  x=28.59