Tutorial: Applications of systems of linear equations
(Traffic flow)
This tutorial: Part B: Applications to traffic flow
(This topic is also in Section 3.3 in Finite Mathematics or Section 4.3 in Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus)
Resources
Function evaluator and grapherWhat is a traffic flow problem?
#[A traffic flow problem in linear algebra models a road network in a situation where traffic has settled into a stable pattern, or steady state. vehicles aren\'t accumulating anywhere and they aren\'t disappearing either, so at any point the number of vehicles passing during any period of time stays constant.][Un problema de flujo de tráfico en álgebra lineal modela una red de carreteras en una situación en la que el tráfico se ha establecido en un patrón estable o estado constante. Los vehículos no se acumulan en ningún lugar y tampoco desaparecen, por lo que en cualquier punto el número de vehículos que pasan durante cualquier período de tiempo permanece constante.]# Here is an example to illustrate the the kind of traffic flow problem we talk about in Example 3 of Section 3.3 in Finite Mathematics or Section 4.3 in Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus. Example
Now try some of the exercises in Section 3.3 in Finite Mathematics or Section 4.3 in Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus.
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