Problem description:
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By starting at the top of the triangle below and moving to adjacent numbers on the row below, the maximum total from top to bottom is 23.
3
7 5
2 4 6
8 5 9 3
That is, 3 + 7 + 4 + 9 = 23.
Find the maximum total from top to bottom of the triangle below:
75
95 64
17 47 82
18 35 87 10
20 04 82 47 65
19 01 23 75 03 34
88 02 77 73 07 63 67
99 65 04 28 06 16 70 92
41 41 26 56 83 40 80 70 33
41 48 72 33 47 32 37 16 94 29
53 71 44 65 25 43 91 52 97 51 14
70 11 33 28 77 73 17 78 39 68 17 57
91 71 52 38 17 14 91 43 58 50 27 29 48
63 66 04 68 89 53 67 30 73 16 69 87 40 31
04 62 98 27 23 09 70 98 73 93 38 53 60 04 23
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Solution in C# is more or less short and fast (calculates answer in 1,1 ms):
using System;
class Program
{
static long MaxTotalFromTriangle()
{
long[][] triangle = new long[15][];
long max = 0;
triangle[0] = new long[] { 75 };
triangle[1] = new long[] { 95, 64 };
triangle[2] = new long[] { 17, 47, 82 };
triangle[3] = new long[] { 18, 35, 87, 10 };
triangle[4] = new long[] { 20, 04, 82, 47, 65 };
triangle[5] = new long[] { 19, 01, 23, 75, 03, 34 };
triangle[6] = new long[] { 88, 02, 77, 73, 07, 63, 67 };
triangle[7] = new long[] { 99, 65, 04, 28, 06, 16, 70, 92 };
triangle[8] = new long[] { 41, 41, 26, 56, 83, 40, 80, 70, 33 };
triangle[9] = new long[] { 41, 48, 72, 33, 47, 32, 37, 16, 94, 29 };
triangle[10] = new long[] { 53, 71, 44, 65, 25, 43, 91, 52, 97, 51, 14 };
triangle[11] = new long[] { 70, 11, 33, 28, 77, 73, 17, 78, 39, 68, 17, 57 };
triangle[12] = new long[] { 91, 71, 52, 38, 17, 14, 91, 43, 58, 50, 27, 29, 48 };
triangle[13] = new long[] { 63, 66, 04, 68, 89, 53, 67, 30, 73, 16, 69, 87, 40, 31 };
triangle[14] = new long[] { 04, 62, 98, 27, 23, 09, 70, 98, 73, 93, 38, 53, 60, 04, 23 };
for (int i = 1; i < triangle.Length; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < triangle[i].Length; j++)
{
// Accumulating maximum total
if (j == 0)
{
triangle[i][j] += triangle[i - 1][j];
}
else if (j == triangle[i].Length - 1)
{
triangle[i][j] += triangle[i - 1][triangle[i - 1].Length - 1];
}
else
{
triangle[i][j] += Math.Max(triangle[i - 1][j], triangle[i - 1][j - 1]);
}
// Finding maximum from last row
if (i == triangle.Length - 1)
{
if (triangle[i][j] > max) max = triangle[i][j];
}
}
}
return max;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch sw = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
sw.Start();
long ans = MaxTotalFromTriangle();
sw.Stop();
Console.WriteLine("Total sum {0}; cpu time {1} ms", ans, sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
Also this solution is universal and can calculate bigger triangles (lets say 100 rows triangles and more) with a reasonable time.
Have fun!!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI thought you might be interested in the solution to Problem 18 that I've written up, using LINQ and the Aggregate method.
Sam