Below is my question and a solution to this question with k
Below is my question and a solution to this question with k = 8c. I need to find the solution with k = 2c. I have tried using this example solution to answer the problem with k = 2c, but nothing I put is accepted. Please help me figure this out with k = 2c, not k = 8c.
A smokestack deposits soot on the ground with a concentration inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the stack. With two smokestacksdmiles apart, the concentration of the combined deposits on the line joining them, at a distancexfrom one stack, is given by
xmin= mi
Solution
S(x)=c/x2 +k/(d-x)2
k=2c
S(x)=c/x2 +2c/(d-x)2
S\'(x)=-2cx-3 + 4c(d-x)-3
now equate S\'(x)=0 to get that point where concentration is minimum
-2/x3 + 4/(d-x)3 =0
(d-x)=(2)1/3(x)
d=(2)1/3(x) +x
x=d/((2)1/3 +1)
x=d/(1.26+1)=d/(2.26)
