SOLUTION: one number is 36 more than another number. Find the smallest possible value for their product. one number is x the next would be x + 36 product would be x^2 + 36x ....

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Question 602595: one number is 36 more than another number. Find the smallest possible value for their product.
one number is x
the next would be x + 36
product would be x^2 + 36x
....
How do I find the smallest product?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Graph is a parabola opening upward.

Vertex is at





So fill in the numbers:



And do the arithmetic to find , then plug that value into



to find the value of the function at the vertex which is the minimum value of the function and hence the smallest product.

John

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