Problem: A logging company owns a rectangular piece of property that measures 8.5 miles by 11 miles. At a point 2 miles from the long edge and 5 miles from the short edge, there's a well. In order to settle a land dispute, the logging company agrees to give up a piece of the land to the government for a nature preserve. The land must be cut off from the existing property by a straight line and have access to the well. How should the boundary be drawn so the company gives up the least amount of land?
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