SOLUTION: one number is 10 more than the 1/3 of the second number find the numbers for which the product is a minimum then find the minimum product
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Question 1025104: one number is 10 more than the 1/3 of the second number find the numbers for which the product is a minimum then find the minimum product
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the numbers be and
The product is:
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The formula for minimum is:
and
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When the numbers are 5 and -15, the product is a minimum
The minimum product is
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check:
Suppose
This is larger than , so
seems to be the minimum
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