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2023 CUBRMC Team #7 min a if a^4 + 2a^2b + 2ab + b^2 = 960

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March 8, 2024
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Problem Statement

Among all ordered pairs of real numbers (a,b)(a, b) satisfying a4+2a2b+2ab+b2=960a^4 + 2a^2b + 2ab + b^2 = 960, find the smallest possible value for aa.