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Proof WritingSuperchallengeContrapositive and Contradiction

Contrapositive and Contradiction · Superchallenge problem

Let uu range over the positive numbers of the form a+b2a + b\sqrt2 with integers a,ba, b satisfying ∣a∣,∣b∣≤20|a|, |b| \le 20. What is the smallest such uu? (There is no smallest over ALL integers — if u<1u < 1 were smallest, u2u^2 would be smaller.)