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OpenStudy (anonymous):

"The sum of two numbers is 34, their product is a maximum" - What is a maximum

OpenStudy (anonymous):

erm is the answer 17 and 17?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, but what is a maximum????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

17 times 17 = 289

OpenStudy (anonymous):

area of square is largest

OpenStudy (anonymous):

... so is the maximum the greatest product?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

17 and 17 are the numbers that give the maximum, but the maximum is what you get when you multiply them together.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it's not, say , 16*18 because that comse up to a smaller number than 17*17?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

max, means the greatest number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks

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