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Homework Statement
A telephone company has to run a line from point A on one side of a river to another point B that is on the other side, 5km down from the point opposite A. The river is uniformly 12 km wide. The company can run the line along the shoreline to a point C and then under the river to B. The cost of the line along the shore is $1000 per km and the cost under the river is twice as much. Where should point C be to minimize the cost?
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Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Cost =2000()+1000()