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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 and 4 the maxiumum product is 8...it think

OpenStudy (alfie):

well... -3 and -3 gives 9 which is greater than 8... @ima

OpenStudy (anonymous):

damn i missed that i even put my answer down wrong lol is was supposed to be -2 and -4 haha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so wuts the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alfie has it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok So the answer is...?

OpenStudy (jamesj):

You can figure this out analytically. Let x be one number, then the other is -6-x Hence the product of the two numbers is: p(x) = x(-6-x) = -x^2 - 6x Now use your favorite technique for analyzing quadratics to find the maximum value of this function.

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