SOLUTION: The product of two positive numbers is 216. Find the numbers so that the sum of the squares of the numbers is a minimum.

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Question 384480: The product of two positive numbers is 216. Find the numbers so that the sum of the squares of the numbers is a minimum.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The minimum sum is

=~ 29.3939

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