Question

Pair of integers whose sum is smaller than both integers

Answer 1

for this to happen, both integers must be negative.
Eg : (-2+ -3 = -5)

Answer 2

The answer is given below :

When we take negative integers, the sum of the numbers be smaller than both the numbers.

Example : The set is

{ (-1,-2), (-2,-3), (-8,-17),...}

Now, - 1 - 2 = -3, which is smaller than both the numbers.

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