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If the sum of two positive numbers is 25 and their product is maximum when divided in the ratio of cubes of one and squares of the other, then the numbers are:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Maximize x3y2x^3 y^2 with x+y=25x + y = 25. Substitute y=25−xy = 25 - x: f(x)=x3(25−x)2f(x) = x^3 (25-x)^2. Then f′(x)=x2(25−x)(75−5x)=5x2(25−x)(15−x)f'(x) = x^2(25-x)(75 - 5x) = 5x^2(25-x)(15-x). Critical points: x=0,15,25x = 0, 15, 25. Maximum at x=15x = 15, y=10y = 10.

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