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Help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pleaseeeeeeeee rn rnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee pleaseeeeeeeee rn rnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-example-1
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Answer: The answer is x = 5

Explanation:

Find the vertex of the graph made by that expression. Expand the expression to get x² - 10x. The vertex can be found with the formula -b/2a, so plugging those values in gets you 10/2·1, which is 5. Therefore, x=5 will give you the smallest product.

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