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Question: The product of two numbers is 34. Find the sum of the two numbers S(x) as a function of one of th...

The product of two numbers is 34. Find the sum of the two numbers S(x) as a function of one of the numbers, x.

S(x) =

Find the positive numbers that minimize the sum and list them in increasing order:

(smaller number)=?

(larger number)=?

Let c be the smaller of the two numbers that minimize the sum. Then

c =?

S (c) = ? and

S"(c) = ?

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  • david
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Question: The product of two numbers is 34. Find the sum of the two numbers S(x) as a function of one of th...

    The product of two numbers is 34. Find the sum of the two numbers S(x) as a function of one of the numbers, x.

    ====== 1xt number is x ... 2nd number = 34/x

    S(x) = x + 34/x

    S' = 1 + (-34/x^2) = 0

    x^2 = 34

    x = sqrt 34

    34/x = sqrt 34

    sum = 2 sqrt(34)

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