A farmer wants to fence in an area of 1.5 million square feet in a rectangular field and then divide it in half with a fence parallel to one of the sides of the rectangle. How can she do this so as to minimize the cost of the fence?

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2. A farmer wants to fence in an area of 1.5 million square feet in a rectangular field and
then divide it in half with a fence parallel to one of the sides of the rectangle. How can
she do this so as to minimize the cost of the fence?
Note: Be careful uwith your units! 1.5 is different from 1.5 million.
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