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Given information

For any number   , we let   be the smaller of the two numbers    and   . Then,   

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.
Here,
 
Now,   is a parabola,
Where the opening is upward, with a vertex at   
And,   is a parabola,
Where opening is upward, with a vertex at   
Then, The intersection of these two parabolas is as follows,
   
That is at   

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