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A box with square top and bottom is to be made to contain 250 `cm^(3)` Material for the top and bottom costs Rs. 2 per `cm^(2)` and the material for the vertical sides costs Rs. 1 per `cm^(2)` . What is the cost of the least expensive box that can be made?

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