document.write( "Question 86960: If the sum of two numbers is 30 and one of the nubers is x, write the product of the two numbers as a function of x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( " x=30-n
\n" ); document.write( " f(x)=(30-n)(n)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #62903 by scott8148(6628)\"\" \"About 
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you're on the right track, but you want a function of x not n ... just swap the variables\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n+x=30 ... n=30-x ... f(x)=xn ... f(x)=x(30-x)
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