document.write( "Question 1208681: Find two positive numbers whose sum is 8 and the product is minimum. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Given the sum of two positive numbers, the product is a MAXIMUM when the two numbers are the same; there is no minimum value of the product.

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document.write( "  x      8-x     x(8-x)\r\n" );
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document.write( "  1      7       7\r\n" );
document.write( "  .1     7.9     0.79\r\n" );
document.write( "  .01    7.99    0.0799\r\n" );
document.write( "  .001   7.999   0.007999\r\n" );
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