diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
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+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
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+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Environment-dependent path to Maven home directory
+/mavenHomeManager.xml
diff --git a/.idea/lab-java-loops-and-version-control.iml b/.idea/lab-java-loops-and-version-control.iml
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index 0000000..d6ebd48
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+++ b/.idea/lab-java-loops-and-version-control.iml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
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+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" default="true" project-jdk-name="corretto-17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/lab-java-loops-and-version-control.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/lab-java-loops-and-version-control.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/src/Main.java b/.idea/src/Main.java
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+++ b/.idea/src/Main.java
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+//TIP To <b>Run</b> code, press <shortcut actionId="Run"/> or
+// click the <icon src="AllIcons.Actions.Execute"/> icon in the gutter.
+public class Main {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        //TIP Press <shortcut actionId="ShowIntentionActions"/> with your caret at the highlighted text
+        // to see how IntelliJ IDEA suggests fixing it.
+        System.out.printf("Hello and welcome!");
+
+        int[] numbers = {10, 5, 8, 3, 12};
+
+        findDifference(numbers);
+        findSmallest(numbers);
+
+        double x = 2; // Pre-set value for x
+        double y = 3; // Pre-set value for y
+
+        double result = calculateExpression(x, y);
+        System.out.println("Result: " + result);
+
+    }
+
+    // Task 1
+
+    public static void findDifference(int[] arr) {
+        int min = arr[0];
+        int max = arr[0];
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < arr.length; i++) {
+            if (arr[i] < min) {
+                min = arr[i];
+            }
+            if (arr[i] > max) {
+                max = arr[i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        int difference = max - min;
+        System.out.println("Difference: " + difference);
+    }
+
+
+    // Task 2
+
+    public static void findSmallest(int[] arr) {
+        int smallest = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        int secondSmallest = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+        for (int num : arr) {
+            if (num < smallest) {
+                secondSmallest = smallest;
+                smallest = num;
+            } else if (num < secondSmallest && num != smallest) {
+                secondSmallest = num;
+            }
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("Smallest element: " + smallest);
+        System.out.println("Second smallest element: " + secondSmallest);
+    }
+
+    // Task 3
+
+    public static double calculateExpression(double x, double y) {
+        double term1 = Math.pow(x, 2);
+        double term2 = Math.pow((4 * y / 5 - x), 2);
+
+        return term1 + term2;
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
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index 0000000..35eb1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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