Practice Strategy For Solving Dp Problems (7.7) - Understand the Principles of Dynamic Programming for Algorithmic Optimization
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Strategy for Solving DP Problems

Practice - Strategy for Solving DP Problems

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define what a subproblem is in the context of dynamic programming.

💡 Hint: Think of how a complex problem can be broken down.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of a base case in dynamic programming?

💡 Hint: What would happen without a base case?

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Question 1

Which approach in DP stores the results of subproblems to avoid redundant calculations?

Tabulation
Memoization
Recursion

💡 Hint: What word involves caching results?

Question 2

True or False: In dynamic programming, all problems can be solved using the greedy approach.

True
False

💡 Hint: What kind of problems does DP specifically address?

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Develop a DP solution for the longest increasing subsequence problem. Describe your approach step-by-step, including how you will identify subproblems and form your recurrence relation.

💡 Hint: Consider how each number can be part of a sequence going forward.

Challenge 2 Hard

For the edit distance problem, outline the steps to define the states and write the recurrence relation for transforming one string into another.

💡 Hint: Think about the cost of each transformation when characters differ.

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