A square-based tank of capacity 250 cu m has to bedug out. The cost of land is Rs 50 per sq m. The cost of digging increases with the depth and for th

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A square-based tank of capacity 250 cu m has to bedug out. The cost of land is Rs 50 per ... the dimensions of the tank for the least total cost.

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