Define two functions on lattice points:
A path to equality of length for a pair is a sequence , where:
- or for
- for
is called the final value.
For example,
This is a path to equality for and is of length 10 with final value 1476. There is no path to equality of with smaller length.
Find the unique path to equality for with smallest odd length. Enter the final value as your answer.
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