document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120707>Question 1120707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 2 numbers whose difference is 8 and whose product is a minimum. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Hint: Let x be the first number and x+8 be the second number)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is 4 and -4, please tell me how to solve it. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Product, x(x+8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Product is a parabola function with zeros at  0 and -8, for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MINIMUM occurs in the exact middle of these two zeros, which will be AT  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 is not an answer for the minimum. </SPAN>\n" );
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