Which condition necessitates increasing the irrigation canal width, derived algebraically, in a medieval Persian qanat system?

💡 Explanation

The need to widen canals results from high silt because increased silt reduces flow capacity exponentially; canal width must therefore increase to maintain designed flow rates, rather than responding to water demand changes or reduced seepage.

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