Professor Midas drives an automobile from Newark to Reno along Interstate 80. His car's gas tank, when

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Professor Midas drives an automobile from Newark to Reno along Interstate 80. His car's gas tank, when full, holds enough gas to travel n miles, and his map gives the distances between gas stations on his route. The professor wishes to make as few gas stops as possible along the way. Give an efficient method by which Professor Midas can determine at which gas stations he should stop, and prove that your strategy yields an optimal solution.
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Thermodynamics for Engineers

ISBN: ?978-1133112860

1st edition

Authors: Kenneth A. Kroos, Merle C. Potter

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