Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 8:11am.
let one number be x
then the other is 50-x
let the sum of their squares be S
S = x^2 + (50-x)^2
= 2x^2 - 100x + 2500
dS/dx = 4x - 100
= 0 for a min of S
4x-100 = 0
x = 25
The numbers are 25 and 25
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