SOLUTION: from among the following pairs of numbers whose difference is 20, identify the pair of numbers whose product is the minimum.
a. 30, 10
b. 10, -10
c. -5, -25
d. 25, 5
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a. 30, 10
b. 10, -10
c. -5, -25
d. 25, 5
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Question 971184: from among the following pairs of numbers whose difference is 20, identify the pair of numbers whose product is the minimum.
a. 30, 10
b. 10, -10
c. -5, -25
d. 25, 5 Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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Since three of the answers have the same sign, those three products will be positive and by definition larger than the one answer that has opposite signs and therefore a negative product.
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