Practice Overlapping Subproblems (7.2.2) - Understand the Principles of Dynamic Programming for Algorithmic Optimization
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Overlapping Subproblems

Practice - Overlapping Subproblems

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Question 1 Easy

Define overlapping subproblems in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about recursive problems that require the same sub-process.

Question 2 Easy

What is a basic example of a problem that uses overlapping subproblems?

💡 Hint: Recall the sequence of numbers starting from 0 and 1.

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Question 1

What does the term 'overlapping subproblems' refer to?

Problems that do not share subproblems.
Problems where the same smaller problems are solved multiple times.
Problems that are solved in a linear manner.

💡 Hint: Remember the efficiency aspect of DP.

Question 2

True or False: Memoization is only necessary for problems without overlapping subproblems.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how DP optimizes recursive solutions.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a function that uses memoization to solve the 0/1 Knapsack problem, applying it to a dataset with given weights and values.

💡 Hint: Think about how you might decide whether to include an item based on its weight and value.

Challenge 2 Hard

How would you apply dynamic programming principles to the longest common subsequence problem? Provide a detailed explanation.

💡 Hint: Consider what defines a subsequence versus a substring.

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