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\Find two numbers whose sum is and whose product is a maximum.
Construct a table of possible values :
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Observe the table.
\The numbers are ,
then the product is maximum.
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(b)
\Consider first number be .
Second number be .
The sum of the two number is :
Let be the product of two numbers then
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Substitute value of in
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This product has the maximum value at a point where .
Differentiate with respect to
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Equate to zero:
This is a maximum value, since and
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Substitute the value in
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The product value is maximum when the two numbers are ,
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(a) ,
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(b) ,
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