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1. A chemical plant produces oxygen by liquifying air and separating it into its component gases by
fractional distillation. The purity of the oxygen is a function of the main condenser temperature and the
pressure ratio between the upper and lower columns. Current operating conditions are temperature ( ξ1)
= 220°C and pressure ratio (ξ2) = 1.2. Using the following data, find the path of steepest ascent:
2. An experiment by using two variables of X and Y result in a respond of Z and can be expressed as
Z=−X 2 −Y 2+ 4 Y
Predict the value of variables X and Y that can give optimum result of Z!