document.write( "Question 1165962: Let f(x) = x^4-3x^2 + 2 and g(x) = 2x^4 - 6x^2 + 2x -1. Let b be a constant. What is the smallest possible degree of the polynomial f(x) + b*g(x)=?
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document.write( "The smallest degree is 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get this degree with  b = .\r\n" );
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