var x = 6; var sequence = [1, -8, 4, 5, 2, -7]; var min = 0; var max = 0; var min2 = 0; var max2 = 0; for (i = 0; i < sequence.length; i++){ if (sequence[i] < min) { min = sequence [i]; } if (sequence[i] > max) { max = sequence [i]; } } for (i = 0; i < sequence.length; i++){ if (sequence[i] < min2 && sequence[i] != min) { min2 = sequence [i]; } if (sequence[i] > max2 && sequence[i] != max) { max2 = sequence [i]; } } var sumMax = Math.abs(max + max2); var sumMin = Math.abs(min + min2); if (sumMax > sumMin) { console.log (max, max2) } else{ console.log (min, min2); }