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algebra senior

Problem

What is the least possible value of for real numbers and ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Expanding, we get that the expression is or . By the Trivial Inequality (all squares are nonnegative) the minimum value for this is , which can be achieved at .
Final answer
D