When blood flows along a blood vessel, the flux F (the volume of blood per unit time that flows past a given point) is proportional to the fourth power of the radius R of the blood vessel:
F=kR4(This is known as Poiseuille’s Law;) A partially clogged artery can be expanded by an operation called angioplasty, in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inflated inside the artery in order to widen it and restore the normal blood flow. Show that the relative change in F is about four times the relative change in R. How will a 5% increase in the radius affect the flow of blood?

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{dF}{F}=4\frac{dR}{R}[/tex]

So a 5% relative increase in R would mean a 20% relative increase in F

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to remind the definition of relative increase of a variable.

For a variable A its relative increase is given by [tex]\frac{dA}{A}[/tex].

Using this, the relative increase in F is [tex]\frac{dF}{F}[/tex] and similarly the relative increase in R is given by [tex]\frac{dR}{R}[/tex].

Let's then start by deriving F with respect to R:

[tex]\frac{dF}{dR}=4kR^3[/tex]

thus

[tex]dF=4kR^3dR[/tex]

[tex]\implies \frac{dF}{F}=\frac{4kR^3dR}{F}[/tex]

[tex]\implies \frac{dF}{F}=\frac{4kR^3dR}{kR^4}[/tex]

[tex]\implies \frac{dF}{F}=4\frac{dR}{R}[/tex].

If we plug the value 5% [tex]\left( \frac{5}{100}\right)[/tex] in [tex]\frac{dR}{R}[/tex] we get

[tex]\frac{dF}{F}=4\times5\%=20\%[/tex]

The 5% increase in the radius affect the flow of blood by 21.55% approx

What is directly proportional and inversely proportional relationship?

Let there are two variables p and q

Then, p and q are said to be directly proportional to each other if

[tex]p = kq[/tex]

where k is some constant number called constant of proportionality.

This directly proportional relationship between p and q is written as

[tex]p \propto q[/tex]  where that middle sign is the sign of proportionality.

In a directly proportional relationship, increasing one variable will increase another.

Now let m and n are two variables.

Then m and n are said to be inversely proportional to each other if

[tex]m = \dfrac{c}{n} \\\\ \text{or} \\\\ n = \dfrac{c}{m}[/tex]

(both are equal)

where c is a constant number called constant of proportionality.

This inversely proportional relationship is denoted by

[tex]m \propto \dfrac{1}{n} \\\\ \text{or} \\\\n \propto \dfrac{1}{m}[/tex]

As visible, increasing one variable will decrease the other variable if both are inversely proportional.

For this case, we're given that:

Flux F = k.R⁴ (R being the radius of the blood vessel).

Let the increment in radius be of [tex]\delta R[/tex], and let corresponding increment in flux be of [tex]\delta F[/tex]

Then we see:

[tex]F+\delta F = k(R+\delta R)^4\\\delta F = k(4R^3\times\delta R + 6R^2 \times (\delta R)^2 + 4 R \times (\delta R)^3 + (\delta R)^4)[/tex]

This is the relative increment in F from relative increment in value of R

If 5% increment happens, that means we have: [tex]\delta R = \dfrac{R \times 5}{100} = R/20[/tex]

Thus, we get:

[tex]\delta F = k(4R^3\times\delta R + 6R^2 \times (\delta R)^2 + 4 R \times (\delta R)^3 + (\delta R)^4)\\\delta F = k(4R^3 \times (R/20) + 6R^2 \times (R/20)^2 + 4R \times (R/20)^3 + (R/20)^4) \\\\\delta F = kR^4(4/20 +6/400 + 4/8000 + 1/160000)\\\delta F = F(0.21550625)[/tex]

Its percent with respect to F is x% (say) then:

[tex]F \times x/100 = F(0.21550625)\\x \approx 21.55 \%[/tex]

Thus, the 5% increase in the radius affect the flow of blood by 21.55% approx

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