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August 28, 2023

#2821: Path Minimization explain

Path Minimization

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[Cueball stands on the beach, with another person in the water. Ponytail stands on the beach in an ice cream stand in the top right corner.]

Path that minimizes distance [A straight line from beach cueball to ocean cueball, bearing about 135]

Path that minimizes time [A line from beach cueball to the waterline closer to horizontal, bearing about 120, then angling towards ocean cueball, bearing about 150]

Path that minimizes swimming [A line from beach cueball to the waterline closest to ocean cueball, bearing about 115, then angling toward ocean cueball, bearing 180]

Path that minimizes time until you get ice cream [A line from beach cueball to the ice cream stand manned by Ponytail, bearing about 90, then angling toward ocean cueball, bearing about 190]

Path that maximizes time [A line from beach cueball away from the shore, bearing 0, fading and disappearing at the top of the panel, and reappearing at the bottom of the panel directly below ocean cueball]