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    Contractor 1 should be awarded the contract to construct an oil pipeline from Venezuela to Trinidad based on a mathematical analysis of costs. Pythagorean theorem was used to determine the underwater distance, and differentiation of the total cost equation found the optimal point to come ashore. Plugging the rates for land and underwater pipe from each contractor into the equations calculated the total cost. Contractor 1 had the lowest total cost of $540,000.

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    Contractor 1 should be awarded the contract to construct an oil pipeline from Venezuela to Trinidad based on a mathematical analysis of costs. Pythagorean theorem was used to determine the underwater distance, and differentiation of the total cost equation found the optimal point to come ashore. Plugging the rates for land and underwater pipe from each contractor into the equations calculated the total cost. Contractor 1 had the lowest total cost of $540,000.

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    Contractor 1 should be awarded the contract to construct an oil pipeline from Venezuela to Trinidad based on a mathematical analysis of costs. Pythagorean theorem was used to determine the underwater distance, and differentiation of the total cost equation found the optimal point to come ashore. Plugging the rates for land and underwater pipe from each contractor into the equations calculated the total cost. Contractor 1 had the lowest total cost of $540,000.

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    The Pipeline Problem.

    Additional Mathematics SBA – Differentiation


    By: Ruchi Marajh

    1
    Table of Contents

    Content Page No.

    Title 3

    Purpose of Project 4

    Mathematical Formulation 5

    Problem Solution 7

    Application of Solution 11

    Conclusion 12

    2
    The Pipeline Problem

    Determining the cheapest route to transfer oil between Venezuela and


    Trinidad through pipelines.

    3
    Purpose of Project

    To use mathematical formulae to determine which contractor should


    be awarded the contract to construct an oil pipeline from the shore of
    Venezuela to Trinidad. Each contractor offers different prices.

    4
    Mathematical Formulation

    Each Contractor has a price for running the pipeline on land, R and
    underwater, S.

     Contractor 1: R = $4000 per km and S = $5000 per km


     Contractor 2: R = $5000 per km and S = $13000 per km
     Contractor 3: R = $6000 per km and S = $10000 per km
     Contractor 4: R = $5000 per km and S = $5000 per km

    The total cost of the project will be represented by T.

    5
    The following are mathematical notations that will be used:

    1. Pythagoras’ Theorem: Hypotenuse² = Adjacent² + Opposite²


    2. Differentiation: Stationary points
    3. Algebra

     Pythagoras’ Theorem will be used to obtain an equation for CB.


     Differentiation of stationary points will be used to find an
    equation for x in terms of R and S.
     The algebra will be used to derive and solve these equations once
    values are used.

    6
    Problem Solution

    Using Pythagoras’ Theorem we can say that CB² = x² + 60².

    Therefore CB = √ x 2+3600

    Assuming that the straight shoreline runs along the line AB and the
    pipeline leaves the shore at point C, we can derive:

    T = R (90 – x) + S√ x 2+3600 , with R being the formula of the pipeline


    running on land and S being the pipeline running underwater. The
    total sum of money will be added up by all contractors in order to
    get one final price.

    Differentiating T with respect to x to find an equation for x in terms of


    R and S.
    dT Sx
    =−R+ 2
    dx √ x +3600

    dT
    For stationary points dx =0
    Sx
    Therefore −R+ √ x2 +3600 = 0

    Sx
    R = √ x 2 +3600 (multiply by √ x 2+3600 )

    R √ x 2+3600 = Sx (square both sides)

    R²(x² + 3600) = S²x²


    7
    R²x² + 3600R² = S²x²
    S²x² - R²x² = 3600R²

    X²(S²- R²) = 3600R²


    3600 R ²
    X² = ( S ²−R ²)

    x=
    √ 3600 R ²
    (S 2−R2 )

    60 R
    x = √ S ²−R ² where x is positive because it represents a distance.

    Because x varies with respect to R and S we have to insert the values of


    R and S mentioned in the beginning from each Contractor to determine
    the cheapest Contractor for the project.

    60(4000)
    Contractor 1: x = √5000²−4000²

    240000
    x= 3000

    x = 80 km

    Therefore CB = √ 802 +3600

    CB = √ 6400❑+3600

    CB = 100 km

    Therefore T = 4000(90 – 80) + 5000(100)

    T = $540,000.00

    8
    60(5000)
    Contractor 2: x = √13000²−5000²

    300000
    x= 12000

    x = 25 km

    Therefore CB = √ 252 +3600

    CB = √ 625+3600

    CB = 65 km

    Therefore T = 5000(90 – 25) + 13000(65)

    T = $1,170,000.00

    60(6000)
    Contractor 2: x = √10000²−6000²

    360000
    x= 8000

    x = 45 km

    Therefore CB = √ 452 +3600

    CB = √ 2025+3600

    CB = 75km

    Therefore T = 6000(90 – 45) + 10000(75)

    T = $1,020,000.00

    9
    60(5000)
    Contractor 4: x = √5000²−5000²

    300000
    x= 0

    x = 0 km

    Therefore CB = √ 02 +3600

    CB = √ 3600

    CB = 60 km

    Therefore T = 5000(90 – 0) + 5000(60)

    T = $750,000.00

    10
    Discussion
    After evaluating the values of x for each Contractor and obtaining the
    total costs of the project for each Contractor, we can determine the
    appropriate Contractor to award the contract. This is the data
    calculated:

    Contractor Cost Price of Project


    1 $540,000.00
    2 $1,170,000.00
    3 $1,020,000.00
    4 $750,000.00

    From the data we have determined that Contractor 1 should be


    awarded the contract for the project because his total cost price was
    the cheapest.

    11
    Conclusion
    The appropriate Contractor for the project was determined using
    mathematical formulae.

    12
    Suggestions for future Analysis

    Differentiation can also be used to determine the outflow rate of oil


    from the pipelines, given the dimensions of the pipelines.

    Integration can be used to determine the volume of the pipelines.

    13

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