A smokestack deposits soot on the ground with a concentration inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the stack. With two smokestacks d miles apart, the concentration of the combined deposits on the line joining them, at a distance x from one stack, is given by
S=c/x^2 + k/(d-x)^2
where c and k are positive constants that depend on the quantity of smoke each stack is emitting. If k = 9 c, find the point on the line joining the stacks where the concentration of the deposit is a minimum.

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