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Though, very interesting problem, I am interested in knowing what is the purpose or practical application of such problem.
--Artist
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by MidLifeXis (Monsignor) on Aug 31, 2006 at 17:48 UTC

    Optimization. If you can choose to do a number of tasks, each with a certain profit, and you can choose which point you start and end at, find the start and stop points that will optimize your profit.

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