SOLUTION: The product of two positive numbers is 216. Find the numbers so that the sum of the squares of the numbers is a minimum.

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Question 384480: The product of two positive numbers is 216. Find the numbers so that the sum of the squares of the numbers is a minimum.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The minimum sum is
sqrt%28216%29+%2B+sqrt%28216%29+=+12sqrt%286%29
=~ 29.3939