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Geekchick
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Homework Statement
Find two numbers whose product is a maximum if the sum of the first number and twice the second is 100
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The Attempt at a Solution
Alright so I think I might have the right answer but something just doesn't seem right.
so first I named my two variables x,y then I set up the problem in terms of x and y
x+2y=100
then I solved for y to get
y=50-x/2
then I multiply the new y value and x to get the maximum
x(50-x/2)=0 solve to get
x=25/2
so then I plug my x value back into get my y value and end up with
(25/2,175/4) as my maximum right?