Find two integers with a sum of 36 and the greatest possible product.
Find the variables
I personally like to use the variable “x”, and since there are two integers that means there are two integers. That means the second variable is (36 – x). For example, if the first variable was 4 and using 36-x, would result in 36 – 4, that means the second variable would be 32.
Variables
1st x= x
2nd x= 36-x
when it says the greatest possible product, that means that we’re looking for the maximum value.
We put the variables in the factored form.
(x) (36 – x)
1st x = 0
2nd x = 36
Now we need to find the vertex
(1st x) + (2nd x) / 2
0 + 36 /2= 18
(18,_)
Then we input the new “x” value
(x) (36-x)
(18) (36-18)
(18) (18)
=324
So the answer is (18,324).