SOLUTION: from among the following pairs of numbers whose difference is 20, identify the pair of numbers whose product is the minimum.
a. 30, 10
b. 10, -10
c. -5, -25
d. 25, 5
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Question 971184: from among the following pairs of numbers whose difference is 20, identify the pair of numbers whose product is the minimum.
a. 30, 10
b. 10, -10
c. -5, -25
d. 25, 5
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since three of the answers have the same sign, those three products will be positive and by definition larger than the one answer that has opposite signs and therefore a negative product.
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