I had trouble following your method because of your wording, however, take your qa equation and break it apart.
qa=8N[(B+0.305)/B]^2(Fd) can also be expressed as qa=8N[((B/B)+(0.305/B))]^2(Fd)
You are saying that when you increase b your qa goes down well look at what happens as your B goes...
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