What is the smallest possible positive value of
where and are distinct positive integers.
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To minimize the value of 5 7 m + 4 5 n we need to minimize both m , n . The minimum value occurs when m = n = 1 , but since m , n have to be distinct we go to the next one that is m = 1 , n = 2 which is better than m = 2 , n = 1 . Therefore the minimum possible value of 5 7 m + 4 5 n is 5 7 1 + 4 5 2 = 2 0 8 2 .