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Ended up with 'empathise'
Nine letters:
EMPATHISE
Eight letters:
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I did find another path from the same six-letter word ...
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Minimum function optimization puzzle #3: 3 functions
A short program in R confirms @DanielMathias answer.
You can try the code here.
The code in text: (not showing correctly because of characters '<' and '>')
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Minimum function optimization puzzle #3: 3 functions
The minimum number of steps is
With the sequence
My approach: work backwards from the goal.
The final step must be
Apply the inverse of h(x) repeatedly and look for values that are near a square.
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Is my solution to a mathematics puzzle I created the most efficient solution there is to it?
Let's see what an optimal path would look like. For starters,
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