Code RoomMinimum falling path sum
HardPrep Room Coding #1493

Minimum falling path sum

CodingAlgorithms & data structuresSenior–Staff~35 min

Given an n x n integer matrix, a falling path picks one element from each row such that adjacent rows' chosen columns differ (you may not pick the same column in two consecutive rows). Return the minimum sum of such a falling path. The matrix is square with n between 1 and 200, values may be negative.

Implement
min_falling_path_two(grid: list[list[int]]) → int
Examples
in[[[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]]]out13
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
[[[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]]]13not run yetsample