Alice is making a large rectangular base aquarium tank without a lid of volume 18ft³. The length of the base of the tank is three times it's width. In order to minimize the cost she needs to minimize the amount of material used. Find the dimensions of the tank that minimize the amount of material used

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Alice is making a large rectangular base aquarium tank without a lid of volume 18ft³. The length of the base of the tank is three times it's width. In order to minimize the cost she needs to minimize the amount of material used. Find the dimensions of the tank that minimize the amount of material used
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