An offshore oil well is 2 kilometers off the coast. The refinery is 5 kilometers down the coast. Laying pipe in the ocean is twice as expensive as on land. How many kilometers down the coast should the pipe be laid in order to minimize the cost?    __ km down the coast

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An offshore oil well is 2 kilometers off the coast. The refinery is 5 kilometers down the coast. Laying pipe in the ocean is twice as expensive as on land. How many kilometers down the coast should the pipe be laid in order to minimize the cost?
 
 __ km down the coast
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