I NEED HELP Optimization Assignment

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Two Malls, M1 and M2 which are 4 km apart, are linked by a straight street S1. A second straight street S2, bisects S1 at a right angle. One km along S2 from where it bisects S1, there is a third Mall M3. A gas station is to be placed on S2, somewhere between Mall M3 and street S1. Where should the gas station be placed so that the sum of the direct distances from the malls to the gas station is minimum?

 

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Two Malls, M1 and M2 which are 4 km apart, are linked by a straight street S1. A second straight street S2, bisects S1 at a right angle. One km along S2 from where it bisects S1, there is a third Mall M3. A gas station is to be placed on S2, somewhere between Mall M3 and street S1. Where should the gas station be placed so that the sum of the direct distances from the malls to the gas station is minimum?

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