document.write( "Question 1192557: What is the smallest possible answer to the expression, a° + c\", if each of the integers 1, 2, 3, and 4
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Algebra.Com's Answer #824430 by ikleyn(52800) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "If so, then I take a= 1 and b= 4.   It gives me the first addend equal to   = 1,\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the second addend, I take c= 2, d= 3 to have the value    as small as possible .\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives me the smallest possible value for the second addend   = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the smallest value for the expression is   = 1 + 8 = 9.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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