Practice Inductive Structure Of The Problem (42.1.5) - Grid paths - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Inductive Structure of the Problem

Practice - Inductive Structure of the Problem

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a grid path?

💡 Hint: Think of a coordinate system.

Question 2 Easy

How many total steps are needed to reach (5, 10) from (0, 0)?

💡 Hint: Count the moves in both directions.

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Question 1

What is the total number of distinct paths from (0, 0) to (5, 10)?

1003
3003
5003

💡 Hint: Think about combinations of moves.

Question 2

True or False: The only movements allowed in a grid path are upward and downward.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the direction restrictions.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a recursive function to compute the number of valid paths in a grid of size m x n with certain cells blocked. Include memoization.

💡 Hint: Use a 2D array for memoization.

Challenge 2 Hard

Calculate the number of paths from (0,0) to (m,n) if multiple intersections are blocked given an obstacle list.

💡 Hint: Carefully track overlapping paths.

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