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Minimizing the sum. Find two positive numbers whose product is 32 and whose sum is as smal...

Minimizing the sum. Find two positive numbers whose product is 32 and whose sum is as small as possible.

a. Let one of the numbers be x, show that the sum

b. Use a graphing utility to graph the sum function and estimate the value of x for which S has a minimum value.

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