Merge Operations for Minimum Travel Time | Thought Process | Leetcode 3538 | codestorywithMIK
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Problem Name : Merge Operations for Minimum Travel Time | Detailed Thought Process | Leetcode 3538 | codestorywithMIK
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Video Summary :
The approach uses top-down dynamic programming with memoization to minimize travel time across n positions, considering up to k merge operations. At each step, we can either skip to the next node or merge multiple subsequent nodes, adjusting the travel rate accordingly. The recursive solve function explores all valid combinations, storing intermediate results in a 3D DP array to avoid redundant calculations. The goal is to find the minimum total time from the start to the end while using at most k merges.
✨ Timelines✨
00:00 - Introduction
0:27 - Motivation
0:46 - Problem Explanation
13:12 - Thought Process
14:52 - Why Recursion ? Options ?
15:57 - Understanding Merge Operation ?
24:52 - Bigger Example
38:10 - Story To Code
53:30 - Important Guidance
54:15 - Coding it up
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