We have x and 150-x, and their product must be as large as possible.

Graph it, or remember that it will be a parabola opening down.

Thus, when its derivative equals 0 the function has its maximum.

Subtract 150 from both sides.

Divide both sides by -2

The product of the numbers has its maximum value when x=75. And when x=75 then 150-x = 150-75 = 75.

The two numbers are 75.

You could also solve this by looking at a much smaller number, like 6.

What two real numbers whose sum is 6 have the maximum product?

Compare 3 and 3 with 1 and 5 with 4 and 2 with 6 and 0. The largest product is 3*3.

Look at 5. The largest product comes from 2.5 * 2.5

For 8 the largest product comes from 4*4.

By observation you can see that when the sum is a positive number, then the largest product comes from the number divided by 2.

150/2=75.

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