Using only 1s, make 29 with the minimum number of digits












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      • Square root of a number: √

      • Factorial: !

      • Concatenation of the original digits: dd






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      • Exponentiation of two numbers: x^y

      • Square root of a number: √

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          7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1







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            That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
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          Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:




          (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1



          11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)




          Some other ways I came up with:




          (1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)



          (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)



          (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)



          11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)







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            7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1







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            7 digits: (11-1)x(1+1+1)-1








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              That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
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            That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
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            That is the minimum I achieved by referencing the Single Digit Representations of Natural Numbers paper. Hopefully 6 is possible.
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            $begingroup$

            Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:




            (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1



            11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)




            Some other ways I came up with:




            (1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)



            (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)



            (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)



            11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)







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              $begingroup$

              Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:




              (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1



              11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)




              Some other ways I came up with:




              (1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)



              (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)



              (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)



              11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)







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                $begingroup$

                Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:




                (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1



                11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)




                Some other ways I came up with:




                (1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)



                (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)



                (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)



                11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)







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                Lowest I managed so far is 9 digits:




                (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)! + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1



                11*(1 + 1 + 1) - (1 + 1 + 1 + 1)




                Some other ways I came up with:




                (1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 - 1 - 1 (10 digits)



                (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)!/(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) - 1 (10 digits)



                (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)^(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)



                11*(1 + 1) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (11 digits)








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