Consider the following quantity:
If and are positive real numbers, what is the minimum possible value of ? Give your answer as .
Details and Assumptions:
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denotes the absolute value of a complex number
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denotes the floor function
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Note that Q ( A , B ) = A + B A 2 + A B 2 + B 2 is homogeneous in A . B , so we can restrict our attention to Q 1 ( t ) = Q ( A , t A ) = 1 + t 1 + t 2 + t 2 = Q 2 ( t + 1 1 ) 2 where Q 2 ( u ) = 1 − ( 2 − 2 ) u + ( 2 − 2 ) u 2 Simple calculus tells us that Q 2 is minimized at u = 2 1 , so that Q 1 is minimized at t = 1 , so that Q is minimized when A = B , and so that Q m i n = 2 2 + 2 = 0 . 9 2 3 8 7 9 5 3 2 5 . . . making the answer 9 2 3 .