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4 Dec 2021
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