Given two real numbers a and b, write one expression equal to the smaller of the two numbers.
In other words, write an expression for the piecewise defined expression:
Hint: use the operations add, subtract, absolute value, and either multiplication or division.
Solution to the Problem:
The expression is:
Check it:
Colin Bowey sent in max(a,b) = (a+b) - min(a,b) along with the solution above for extra credit.
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Veena Mg | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| 2. Colin (Yowie) Bowey | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia |
| 3. Sapna Dominic and Ivy Joseph | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| 4. Kelly Stubblefield | Mobile, Alabama |