SOLUTION: Consider all the points in the plane that solve the equation x^2 + 2y^2 = 16. Find the maximum value of the product xy on this graph.

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Question 1027081: Consider all the points in the plane that solve the equation x^2 + 2y^2 = 16. Find the maximum value of the product xy on this graph.
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

To simplify, the product of would also be a maximum so find the maximum value of .
From the equation,

Substituting,


Find the derivative of ,



Two possible solutions:

This is not a maximum but a local minimum (check with second derivative test).



Then,



So the maximum value would be,


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