44) The difference of two numbers is 76. The second number is 20% of the first number. What are the numbers?
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Answer:
x=y=z=90.
Step-by-step explanation:
let the 3 numbers be x,y,z.
let s be sum
s=x+y+z
we need to maximize xy+yz+zx
or , xy + y(270-(x+y))+x(270-(x+y)) = P(x)
Use Lagrange's Multipliers
⇒ΔP= λΔS
⇒
⇒y=x
⇒\frac{x+z}{x+y} =1
⇒z=y
⇒x=y=z
⇒3x = 270
⇒x= 90
hence, x=y=z=90.