Assuming that x and y are positive integral values in the real field. We can quote the AM-GM inequality and solve it as:
\frac{x+y}{2} \geq \sqrt{xy}
\rightarrow xy \leq 14^2
\text{Factors are <4,49> and <14,14>, but remember it has to add to give 28 so <14,14> is the only viable tuple}
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