The diagram shows a river of \(\sqrt{5}\) km in width, where village \(B\) is \(5\) km downstream from village \(A\). A bridge and a road are to be built to connect the two villages. It is known that the cost of building a bridge to that of building a road of the same length is \(3 : 2\). Assume that the bridge will be built from village \(A\) to a point \(C\), \(x\) km from a point \(D\) directly opposite to village \(A\) across the river, and the road will be built from \(C\) to village \(B\).
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