A three-sided fence is to be built next to a straight section of river, which forms the fourth side of a rectangular region. The enclosed area is to equal  242 m2. Find the minimum perimeter and the dimensions of the corresponding enclosure.   Dimensions: = ____ m x ____ m Minimum perimeter: = ____ m

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A three-sided fence is to be built next to a straight section of river, which forms the fourth side of a rectangular region. The enclosed area is to equal  242 m2.

Find the minimum perimeter and the dimensions of the corresponding enclosure.
 
Dimensions: = ____ m x ____ m

Minimum perimeter: = ____ m
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