Provide an appropriate response.
-Maximize the product of two numbers if their sum must be 26.
A) f(x, y) = f(-13, -13) = 26
B) f(x, y) = f(13, 13) = 26
C) f(x, y) = f(-13, -13) = 169
D) f(x, y) = f(13, 13) = 169

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To maximize the product of two numbers, we need to choose the two numbers that are closest together. In this case, the two numbers would be 13 and 13 since their sum is 26. Therefore, the maximum product would be 169, which is option D. To maximize the product of two numbers, we need to choose two numbers that are as close to each other as possible. In this case, the two numbers should be 13 and 13, since their sum is 26 and they are the highest possible values for the available options. The product of 13 and 13 is 169, which is greater than the product of -13 and -13.

Provide an Appropriate Response