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Find two positive numbers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose cubes is minimum.

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Let one number be x. Then other number is (16 - x) 

Let S(x) = x3 +(16 - x)3 

S1 (x) = 3x2 + 3(16 - x)2 (-1) 

S11(x) = 6x + 6(16 - x)1(+1) 

S1(x) = 0 gives, 3x2 - 3 (16 - x)2 =0 

⇒ x2 - (16 - x)2 = 0 

⇒ x2 = (16 - x)

⇒ x2 - 256 + x2 - 32x 

⇒ 32x = 256 

x = 256/32

x = 8 

Also, S11 (x) = 6(8) + 6(16 - 8) = 48 + 6(8)

= 48 + 48 = 96 > 0 

∴ By second derivative test, x = 8 is the point of local minima of s. 

Hence sum of cubes of numbers is minimum when the numbers are 8 and 16 - 8 = 8



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