Near the town of carcar,cebu there is a large triangular plot bounded by three straight roads which are 855 m, 870 m, and 975m long. the owner of the land had decided to sell half the plot to a neighbor , but the buyer had stipulated that the seller of the land should erect defense which was to be a straight one . the cost being high the owner naturally wants the fence to be as short as possible . what is the minimum length of the fence ?

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Near the town of carcar,cebu there is a large triangular plot bounded by three straight roads which are 855 m, 870 m, and 975m long. the owner of the land had decided to sell half the plot to a neighbor , but the buyer had stipulated that the seller of the land should erect defense which was to be a straight one . the cost being high the owner naturally wants the fence to be as short as possible . what is the minimum length of the fence ?
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