A system for separating a binary mixture by extractive distillation, followed by ordinary distillation for recovery and recycle of the solvent, is shown in Figure. Are the design variables shown sufficient to specify the problem completely? If not, what additional design variables showed sufficient to specify the problem completely? If not, what additional design variable(s) would youselect?

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