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4. Given positive numbers \( \lambda_{1}, \cdots, \lambda_{n} \). Find the absolute minimum of \[ f(x)=\max _{1 \leq i \leq n} \frac{\left|x-\lambda_{i}\right|}{x+\lambda_{i}}, \quad x \geq 0 . \] Justify your solution.

          4. Given positive numbers \( \lambda_{1}, \cdots, \lambda_{n} \). Find the absolute minimum of
\[
f(x)=\max _{1 \leq i \leq n} \frac{\left|x-\lambda_{i}\right|}{x+\lambda_{i}}, \quad x \geq 0 .
\]
Justify your solution.

4. Given positive numbers λ1, ⋯, λn. Find the absolute minimum of

f(x)=max1 ≤ i ≤ n(|x-λi|)/(x+λi), x ≥ 0 .

Justify your solution.

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4. Given positive numbers \( \lambda_{1}, \cdots, \lambda_{n} \). Find the absolute minimum of \[ f(x)=\max _{1 \leq i \leq n} \frac{\left|x-\lambda_{i}\right|}{x+\lambda_{i}}, \quad x \geq 0 . \] Justify your solution.

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