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  • 30-05-2018
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Among all pairs of numbers whose sum is 16​, find a pair whose product is as large as possible. what is the maximum​ product

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MrGumby
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  • 30-05-2018
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To get the maximum product of two numbers with a given sum, the numbers will always be as close together as possible. This can be derives from the fact that the largest area we can get with a given perimeter is always a square. So, we can take half of the given sum here for our answer. 
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