8. The sum of the first number squared and the second number is 54 and the product is a maximum.

the function makes a strait line horizontally with no x intercept but a y intercept at 9.

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step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

given the function as;

write the equation replacing f(x) with y

form   and fill a table containing values of y with corresponding values of x

you can take a range for   values of x as -3≤x≤3

solving for x=-3

for x=-2

repeat the same procedure to get the values of y for the remaining ,x=-1 to x=3

plot the values of y against values   of x and obtain the following graph