miles An environmental landscaping company wishes to run a pipeline from a pumping platform (R) located...

  

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miles An environmental landscaping company wishes to run a pipeline from a pumping platform (R) located 36 miles offshore to a terminal (B) 20 miles down the coast. It costs $234,000 per mile to lay the pipeline underwater and $90,000 per mile to lay the pipeline over land. Determine how many from the terminal the two types of pipe should meet (P) so that the total cost is minimized. Enter the exact answer or round to the nearest hundredth. Answer Oil Rig TIT Terminal miles Tables Keypad Keyboard Shortcuts miles An environmental landscaping company wishes to run a pipeline from a pumping platform (R) located 36 miles offshore to a terminal (B) 20 miles down the coast. It costs $234,000 per mile to lay the pipeline underwater and $90,000 per mile to lay the pipeline over land. Determine how many from the terminal the two types of pipe should meet (P) so that the total cost is minimized. Enter the exact answer or round to the nearest hundredth. Answer Oil Rig TIT Terminal miles Tables Keypad Keyboard Shortcuts