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Analysis of sum from root to leaf node
Problem statement:
Find minimum sum for each path from root node to leaf node in a tree.
0
/ | \
5 3 6
/ /\ /\
4 2 0 1 5
/ /
1 10
\
1
Julia's analysis: January 13, 2018
Go over all the paths
0->5->4 9
0->3->2->1->1 7
0->3->0->10 13
0->6->1 7
0->6->5 11
Find minimum value
total 5 paths, not path itself, need minimum sales path -> Math.min(9, 7, 13, 7, 11) -> minimum 7
DFS search:
depth first search -> recursive
Template:
if the node is null
return 0
base case
if there is no child
return node.value
// have multiple child
minPath = Int.Max
foreach child
fidnMinPath
update minPath
return node.value + minPath
recurrence formula
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