The US Postal Service (USPS) Will Accept Only Packages with Length

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Essay

The US Postal Service (USPS) will accept only packages with length plus girth no more than 102 inches. (See the figure.)

What are the dimensions of the largest volume package the USPS will accept

Express your answer as an ordered triple in the form $( x , y , z )$ .

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