A 168-m long fence is to be cut into pieces to make three enclosures, each of which is square. How should the fence be cut up in order to minimize the total area enclosed by the fence?

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A 168-m long fence is to be cut into pieces to make three enclosures, each of which is square. How should the fence be cut
up in order to minimize the total area enclosed by the fence?
(Give your answer as a whole or exact number. Write the answers for the sides of the squares from the smallest to largest.)
side of the smallest square:
side of the middle square:
side of the largest square:
Transcribed Image Text:A 168-m long fence is to be cut into pieces to make three enclosures, each of which is square. How should the fence be cut up in order to minimize the total area enclosed by the fence? (Give your answer as a whole or exact number. Write the answers for the sides of the squares from the smallest to largest.) side of the smallest square: side of the middle square: side of the largest square:
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