SOLUTION: The sum of two positive numbers is 75. Find a function that models their product P in terms of x, one of the numbers.

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Question 1003182: The sum of two positive numbers is 75. Find a function that models their product P in terms of x, one of the numbers.


Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we call one of them x, then the other is 75-x.
Their product, P(x), would be
P(x) = x(75 - x)