/** * @file Provides solution for Project Euler Problem 18 - Maximum path sum I * @author Eric Lavault {@link https://github.com/lvlte} * @license MIT */ /** * Problem 18 - Maximum path sum I * * @see {@link https://projecteuler.net/problem=18} * * By starting at the top of the triangle below and moving to adjacent numbers * on the row below, the maximum total from top to bottom is 23 : * * 3 * 7 4 * 2 4 6 * 8 5 9 3 * * That is, 3 + 7 + 4 + 9 = 23. * * Find the maximum total from top to bottom of the triangle below : * * 75 * 95 64 * 17 47 82 * 18 35 87 10 * 20 04 82 47 65 * 19 01 23 75 03 34 * 88 02 77 73 07 63 67 * 99 65 04 28 06 16 70 92 * 41 41 26 56 83 40 80 70 33 * 41 48 72 33 47 32 37 16 94 29 * 53 71 44 65 25 43 91 52 97 51 14 * 70 11 33 28 77 73 17 78 39 68 17 57 * 91 71 52 38 17 14 91 43 58 50 27 29 48 * 63 66 04 68 89 53 67 30 73 16 69 87 40 31 * 04 62 98 27 23 09 70 98 73 93 38 53 60 04 23 * * NOTE: As there are only 16384 routes, it is possible to solve this problem * by trying every route. However, Problem 67, is the same challenge with a * triangle containing one-hundred rows; it cannot be solved by brute force, * and requires a clever method! ;o) */ const triangle = ` 75 95 64 17 47 82 18 35 87 10 20 04 82 47 65 19 01 23 75 03 34 88 02 77 73 07 63 67 99 65 04 28 06 16 70 92 41 41 26 56 83 40 80 70 33 41 48 72 33 47 32 37 16 94 29 53 71 44 65 25 43 91 52 97 51 14 70 11 33 28 77 73 17 78 39 68 17 57 91 71 52 38 17 14 91 43 58 50 27 29 48 63 66 04 68 89 53 67 30 73 16 69 87 40 31 04 62 98 27 23 09 70 98 73 93 38 53 60 04 23 ` export const maxPathSum = function (grid = triangle) { /** * If we reduce the problem to its simplest form, considering : * * 7 -> The max sum depends on the two adjacent numbers below 7, * 2 4 not 7 itself. * * obviously 4 > 2 therefore the max sum is 7 + 4 = 11 * * 6 * Likewise, with : 4 6 6 > 4 therefore the max sum is 6 + 6 = 12 * * Now, let's say we are given : * * 3 * 7 6 * 2 4 6 * * and we decompose it into sub-problems such that each one fits the simple * case above, we got : * * . . 3 * 7 . . 6 ? ? * 2 4 . . 4 6 . . . * * Again, considering any number, the best path depends on the two adjacent * numbers below it, not the number itself. That's why we have to compute * the max sum from bottom to top, replacing each number with the sum of * that number plus the greatest of the two adjacent numbers computed from * the previous row. * * . . 3 15 * 11 . . 12 -> 11 12 -> x x * x x . . x x x x x x x x * * We are simplifying a complicated problem by breaking it down into simpler * sub-problems in a recursive manner, this is called Dynamic Programming. */ grid = grid .split(/\r\n|\n/) .filter((l) => l) .map((r) => r.split(' ').map((n) => +n)) for (let i = grid.length - 2; i >= 0; i--) { for (let j = 0; j < grid[i].length; j++) { grid[i][j] += Math.max(grid[i + 1][j], grid[i + 1][j + 1]) } } return grid[0][0] }