To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:
1. Let's call:
x the first number and and the other number 46-x
2. Then, the product of both numbers is:
y=x(46-x)
3. When you apply the distributive property, you obtain:
y=46x-x^2
4. As you can see, the coefficient of x^2 is negative, this means that the maximun value is at the vertex of the parabola.
5. Then, you have:
h=-b/2a
h=-46/2(-1)
h=23 (x coordinate)
6.Then:
y=46x-x^2
y=46(23)-(23)^2
y=529
Therefore the answer is: 23 and 529.
