document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510851>Question 510851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 2 numbers with a difference of 10 and a product that is minimum. Find the minimum product. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x and x-10 be the numbers, and we want to minimize x(x-10) = x^2 - 10x. This can be treated like a parabola and the vertex occurs at x = 10/2 = 5. If x = 5, then x(x-10) = 5(-5) = -25. </SPAN>\n" );
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