SOLUTION: Find two positive numbers whose difference is 9 and whose product is a mimimum. x-y=9 xy=?

SOLUTION: Find two positive numbers whose difference is 9 and whose product is a mimimum. x-y=9 xy=?

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Question 68089: Find two positive numbers whose difference is 9 and whose product is a mimimum.
x-y=9 xy=?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X-Y=9
XY=?
POSSIBLE NUMBERS ARE 9,0 10,1 11,2 12,3 13,4 ETC.
9*0=9
10*1=10
11*2=22
12*3=36
13*4=52
THEREFORE THE ANSWER IS X=9 & Y=0
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