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Smallest Value (Posted on 2007-03-27)

Find the smallest possible value of

f =

x⁴+y⁴-k

x²-y²

in terms of the constant k, given that xy=k, and x>y>1.

See The Solution Submitted by Dennis

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| Comment 5 of 6 |

Excellent point! Thanks, Joel

Posted by Steve Herman on 2007-03-29 23:30:44

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