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Anders Bray Math 1210 Pipeline Project 2014 Introduction: In this project, I'm assigned to calculate, and optimi

e the !est route "or !uilding an oil pipeline# More speci"ically, a"ter I'$e calculated the proposed paths, I'm to create my o%n optimi ation, and use calculus to determine the result# Additionally a letter to the &'( o" the company %ill need to proposed to illustrate the "indings# In conclusion I am as)ed to gi$e some "eed!ac) o" %hat I'$e learned# Mr &'( III, A"ter e$aluating the proposed pipeline projects, I'$e come up %ith an optimi ed solution to our project# *he mountain pass proposal, ta)ing a perimeter around the east then south, and "inally !ac) to the oil re"inery ha$e !oth pro$en to !e less e""ecti$e than this optimi ed approach# Belo% is e$aluation o" my "indings# +incerely, The Mountain Pass Proposal: *his is the "irst proposal I e$aluated, !ut soon "ound that there are se$eral related costs that ma)e this a less than desira!le route# Costs include: $500,000/per mile $1, 00,000 $ "0,000 $1"0,000 Construction through BLM land. !dditional construction cost to drill through the mountain #n$ironmental impact stud% Lost &e$enue to the compan% attri'uted to the time o( impact )tud%.

',uation "or this proposal %ill !e represented !y &-./, %here -./ is the miles o" pipeline constructed## -./010 &-./0200,000-./ 3 1,200,000 3240,000 3140,000-4/ 0 14000000 Projected costs o" construction through the mountain pass is appro.imately 51*0,00,000

Perimeter approach: *he +econd proposal %as to a$oid the mountain pass, and the pri$ate land# I'$e du!!ed this the perimeter approach# My calculations sho% this to !e e$en more costly#

&-./ 0 200,000-./ 0 16,000,000 -%here 17 miles/ Projected &ost o" Perimeter &onstruction is 51+,000,000 )hortest distance Proposal *he ne.t proposal %as to ta)e the shortest path the the re"inery, and go straight through the pri$ate land# &alculations sho% this to !e the least cost e""ecti$e thus "ar#

Costs ,nclude: $500,000/per mile $-50,000/per mile !dditional right o( .a% /ee 8istance -./ can !e o!tained !y simple use o" Pythagorean utili ation -692 3 2292 0 .92/ . is appro.imately 27#24: Miles# &-./ 0 200,000-./ 3 120,000-./ 0 1:6:4:6:#62 Projected &ost o" +hortest 8istance Proposal 0 $10,+0*,0+0.+5

1ptimal Proposal: In this proposal I "ind a deri$ati$e o" the in"ormation pro$ided, to use a com!ination o" pri$ate, and B;M land to "ind the lo%est critical dollar amount# *he "unction optimi es distance, and uses the least e.pensi$e routes a$oiding pri$ate ground# Initially %e'll pass through pri$ate ground %ith a south east approach, then once %e hit B;M ground, proceed straight to the re"inery &-</ 0 620,000 s,rt-.92 3 74/ 3 200,000-22=./ >here 0 is less than . %ich is less than 22# -22=./ 0 B;M -.00/0 Pri$ate &'-./ 0 620,000-1?2/-.92 3 74/ 9-=1?2/ -2./ 3 200,000-=1/ let &'-./ 00 0 0 -620,000?s,rt-.92 3 74/ @ 200,000 2 0 -6#2 -./?s,rt-.92374/ 22-.92 3 74/ 0 42#22.92 1700 0 44#22.92 -di$ide !y 44#22/ 11#672412 0 .92 .0 3 or @ 2#61: . 0 2#16: distance across pri$ate land can !e calculated using Pythagorean# >hich is appro.imately :#6:242:6 &-./ 0 620000-:#6:242:6/ 3 -17#611/-200,000/ 0174::0:0#61 Projected &ost %ould !e 517,4::,0:0#61

M% Conclusion: *hroughout the semester, I'$e learned ,uite a !it in this class, things I could use in a real %orld scenario# (ne o" the most interesting things I had "un %ith in this class %as using the area, %ith use o" the Aundamental theorem -part 2 / %ould !e $ery use"ul i" I e$er %anted to get into !uilding or engineering is a practice sense# Bot to mention the a!ility to "ind tangent and secant lines "or general engineering purposes# Additionally, in my major -computer engineering/, I'm learning to !oth program, and design hard%are, and so"t%are components# Ceal li"e applications could apply to many things related to $oltage, "re,uency, resistance, and total ine.pedience o" a P&B -Printed &ircuit Board/# More speci"ically the use, and optimi ation o" the trigonometric "unctions can help in real li"e scenarios in my "ield# *o "inish this project, I'd just li)e to $oice that e$en though I'$e struggled in calculus more than any prior math class I "ind it the most interesting, and "un#

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