Coin Change
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Topic refresher: Intro DP — Remember Subanswers
Reuse smaller answers via a table or rolling variables.
int a = 1, b = 1;
for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
int c = a + b;
a = b; b = c;
}
return b;MediumIntro Dynamic ProgrammingLeetCode #322
Coin Change
Fewest coins for amount. dp[x] = min over coin of dp[x-coin]+1.
Examples
Example 1
Input
3 11 1 2 5
Output
3
Example 2
Input
1 3 2
Output
-1
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