Code RoomJump game minimum cost path
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Jump game minimum cost path

CodingAlgorithms & data structuresSenior–Staff~35 min

You start at index 0 of array cost and must reach the last index. From index i you may jump to any index in [i+1, i+k]. Landing on index j adds cost[j]. Return the minimum total cost to reach the last index (cost[0] is counted as you start there). 1 <= len(cost) <= 10^5, 1 <= k <= len(cost), 0 <= cost[i] <= 10^4.

Implement
min_jump_cost(cost: list[int], k: int) → int
Examples
in[[1,3,1,5,2],2]out4
What a strong answer looks like

State your approach and its time/space complexity out loud before you optimize. Handle the edge cases (empty input, duplicates, overflow), and say why you chose this over the brute force. Green tests are the floor, not the grade.

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InputExpectedGot
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