Which dynamic programming problem involves finding the minimum cost path in a gr

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Which dynamic programming problem involves finding the minimum cost path in a grid?
  1. Longest common subsequence
  2. Edit distance
  3. Minimum path sum
  4. Coin change

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which dynamic programming problem involves finding the minimum cost path in a grid?
  • Step 1: Understand that we have a grid (a table of numbers) where each number represents a cost to move through that cell.
  • Step 2: The goal is to find the path from the top-left corner of the grid to the bottom-right corner.
  • Step 3: You can only move down or to the right at each step.
  • Step 4: The path you choose should have the smallest total cost, which is the sum of the costs of the cells you pass through.
  • Step 5: This problem is known as the 'minimum path sum problem' in dynamic programming.
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