How do you find two positive numbers whose sum is 300 and whose product is a maximum?

Stephany Wilkins

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2022-10-27

How do you find two positive numbers whose sum is 300 and whose product is a maximum?

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Jovanni Salinas

Jovanni Salinas

Beginner2022-10-28Added 18 answers

The answer is that both of the numbers have to be 150.
Let x is one of the two number, the other one is 300−x, so the function product is:
y = x ( 300 - x ) y = 300 x - x 2 abd now let's find the maximum of the function:
y = 300 - 2 x that is positive in ( - , 150 ) and zero in 150.
So, before 150 the function grows, and after 150 the function decreases.
So the number 150 is the local maximum of the function.

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