City B is 10 miles downstream from city A. City A is 5 miles south of the

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City B is 10 miles downstream from city A. City A is 5 miles south of the river, and city B is 20 miles north of the river. The river is two miles wide. Where should a bridge be built across the river to make the travel distance between cities A and B as small as possible? Can you generalize this result?

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Practical Management Science

ISBN: 978-1305250901

5th edition

Authors: Wayne L. Winston, Christian Albright

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