Multiple Choice Question: A farmer owned a square field measuring exactly 2261 yards on each side. 1898 yards from one corner and 1009 yards from an adjacent corner stood a beech tree.

A farmer owned a square field measuring exactly 2261 yards on each side. 1898 yards from one corner and 1009 yards from an adjacent corner stood a beech tree. A neighbor offered to purchase a triangular portion of the field, stipulating that a fence should be erected in a straight line from one side of the field to an adjacent side so that the beech tree was part of the fence. The farmer accepted the offer but made sure that the triangular portion was a minimum area. How long was the fence?

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