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For any numbers\u00a0a<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0b<\/em>, min(a, b<\/em>) and max(a, b<\/em>) represent the minimum and the maximum of\u00a0a<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0b<\/em>, respectively. If\u00a0c<\/em>\u00a0>\u00a0a<\/em>, is\u00a0a<\/em>\u00a0<\u00a0b<\/em>\u00a0<\u00a0c<\/em>?<\/p>\n
(1) min(max(a, b<\/em>),\u00a0c<\/em>) = max(min(b, c<\/em>),\u00a0a<\/em>)<\/p>\n
(2) max(max(a, b<\/em>),\u00a0c<\/em>) \u201c min(min(b<\/em>,\u00a0c<\/em>),\u00a0a<\/em>) >\u00a0c \u201c a<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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