Four Fours/Lemmata/Three Fours/3

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Puzzle

Using exactly $3$ instances of the number $4$, the task is to write an expression for $3$, using whatever arithmetical operations you consider necessary.


Solutions

Solution $1$

$3 = \dfrac {4 + \sqrt 4} {\sqrt 4}$

Solution $2$

$3 = 4 - \dfrac 4 4$


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