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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Question 971340: 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 MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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a. 30, 10=> the product is 30%2A10=300
b. 10, -10=> the product is 10%2A%28-10%29=-100
c. -5, -25=> the product is %28-5%29%2A%28-25%29=125
d. 25,+5=> the product is 25%2A5=125

so, answer is:
b. 10, -10 because the product is -100