A=|x-a|+|x-b|+|x-c|+|x-d|
Ta có
|x-a|+|x-d| = |x-a|+|d-x| |x - a + d - x| = |d-a| = d-a do a<d
dấu "=" xảy ra khi ( x-a )( d-x ) 0
( x-a )( x-d ) 0
a x d
|x-b|+|x-c| = |x-b|+|c-x| |x - b + c - x| = |c-b| = c-b do b<c
dấu "=" xảy ra khi ( x-b )( c-x ) 0
( x-b )( x-c ) 0
b x c
A d-a+c-b = d+c-b-a
min A = d+c-b-a khi b x c