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the one with maximum sum.< / p >
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< p > As you can see, we have 2 overloads:< / p >
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< p > First one is used as a < em > public interface< / em > to the solution, you just pass in the
pyramid itself. Second one is the recursive “algorithm” that finds the slide
down.< / p >
< p > It is a relatively simple solution… There' s nothing to do at the bottom of the
pyramid, so we just return the value in the < em > cell< / em > . Otherwise we add it and try
to slide down the available cells below the current row.< / p >
< h2 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "time-complexity" > Time complexity< a href = "#time-complexity" class = "hash-link" aria-label = "Direct link to Time complexity" title = "Direct link to Time complexity" > < / a > < / h2 >
< p > If you get the source code and run it yourself, it runs rather fine… I hope you
are wondering about the time complexity of the proposed solution and, since it
really is a naïve solution, the time complexity is pretty bad. Let' s find the
worst case scenario.< / p >
< p > Let' s start with the first overload:< / p >
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< p > There' s not much to do here, so we can safely say that the time complexity of
this function is bounded by < span class = "katex" > < span class = "katex-mathml" > < math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" > < semantics > < mrow > < mi > T< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > (< / mo > < mi > n< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > )< / mo > < / mrow > < annotation encoding = "application/x-tex" > T(n)< / annotation > < / semantics > < / math > < / span > < span class = "katex-html" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.13889em" > T< / span > < span class = "mopen" > (< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" > n< / span > < span class = "mclose" > )< / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > , where < span class = "katex" > < span class = "katex-mathml" > < math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" > < semantics > < mrow > < mi > T< / mi > < / mrow > < annotation encoding = "application/x-tex" > T< / annotation > < / semantics > < / math > < / span > < span class = "katex-html" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:0.6833em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.13889em" > T< / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > is our second overload. This
doesn' t tell us anything, so let' s move on to the second overload where we are
going to define the < span class = "katex" > < span class = "katex-mathml" > < math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" > < semantics > < mrow > < mi > T< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > (< / mo > < mi > n< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > )< / mo > < / mrow > < annotation encoding = "application/x-tex" > T(n)< / annotation > < / semantics > < / math > < / span > < span class = "katex-html" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.13889em" > T< / span > < span class = "mopen" > (< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" > n< / span > < span class = "mclose" > )< / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > function.< / p >
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< p > Fun fact is that the whole “algorithm” consists of just 2 < code > return< / code > statements
and nothing else. Let' s dissect them!< / p >
< p > First < code > return< / code > statement is the base case, so it has a constant time complexity.< / p >
< p > Second one a bit tricky. We add two numbers together, which we' ll consider as
constant, but for the right part of the expression we take maximum from the left
and right paths. OK… So what happens? We evaluate the < code > longestSlideDown< / code > while
choosing the under and right both. They are separate computations though, so we
are branching from each call of < code > longestSlideDown< / code > , unless it' s a base case.< / p >
< p > What does that mean for us then? We basically get< / p >
< span class = "katex-display" > < span class = "katex" > < span class = "katex-mathml" > < math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display = "block" > < semantics > < mrow > < mi > T< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > (< / mo > < mi > y< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > )< / mo > < mo > =< / mo > < mrow > < mo fence = "true" > {< / mo > < mtable rowspacing = "0.36em" columnalign = "left left" columnspacing = "1em" > < mtr > < mtd > < mstyle scriptlevel = "0" displaystyle = "false" > < mn > 1< / mn > < / mstyle > < / mtd > < mtd > < mstyle scriptlevel = "0" displaystyle = "false" > < mrow > < mtext > , < / mtext > < mi > y< / mi > < mo > =< / mo > < mi > r< / mi > < mi > o< / mi > < mi > w< / mi > < mi > s< / mi > < / mrow > < / mstyle > < / mtd > < / mtr > < mtr > < mtd > < mstyle scriptlevel = "0" displaystyle = "false" > < mrow > < mn > 1< / mn > < mo > +< / mo > < mn > 2< / mn > < mo > ⋅< / mo > < mi > T< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > (< / mo > < mi > y< / mi > < mo > +< / mo > < mn > 1< / mn > < mo stretchy = "false" > )< / mo > < / mrow > < / mstyle > < / mtd > < mtd > < mstyle scriptlevel = "0" displaystyle = "false" > < mtext > , < / mtext > < / mstyle > < / mtd > < / mtr > < / mtable > < / mrow > < / mrow > < annotation encoding = "application/x-tex" > T(y) =
\begin{cases}
1 & \text{, if } y = rows \\
1 + 2 \cdot T(y + 1) & \text{, otherwise}
\end{cases}< / annotation > < / semantics > < / math > < / span > < span class = "katex-html" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.13889em" > T< / span > < span class = "mopen" > (< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.03588em" > y< / span > < span class = "mclose" > )< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2778em" > < / span > < span class = "mrel" > =< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2778em" > < / span > < / span > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:3em;vertical-align:-1.25em" > < / span > < span class = "minner" > < span class = "mopen delimcenter" style = "top:0em" > < span class = "delimsizing size4" > {< / span > < / span > < span class = "mord" > < span class = "mtable" > < span class = "col-align-l" > < span class = "vlist-t vlist-t2" > < span class = "vlist-r" > < span class = "vlist" style = "height:1.69em" > < span style = "top:-3.69em" > < span class = "pstrut" style = "height:3.008em" > < / span > < span class = "mord" > < span class = "mord" > 1< / span > < / span > < / span > < span style = "top:-2.25em" > < span class = "pstrut" style = "height:3.008em" > < / span > < span class = "mord" > < span class = "mord" > 1< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2222em" > < / span > < span class = "mbin" > +< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2222em" > < / span > < span class = "mord" > 2< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2222em" > < / span > < span class = "mbin" > ⋅< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2222em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.13889em" > T< / span > < span class = "mopen" > (< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.03588em" > y< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2222em" > < / span > < span class = "mbin" > +< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2222em" > < / span > < span class = "mord" > 1< / span > < span class = "mclose" > )< / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < span class = "vlist-s" > < / span > < / span > < span class = "vlist-r" > < span class = "vlist" style = "height:1.19em" > < span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < span class = "arraycolsep" style = "width:1em" > < / span > < span class = "col-align-l" > < span class = "vlist-t vlist-t2" > < span class = "vlist-r" > < span class = "vlist" style = "height:1.69em" > < span style = "top:-3.69em" > < span class = "pstrut" style = "height:3.008em" > < / span > < span class = "mord" > < span class = "mord text" > < span class = "mord" > , < / span > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.03588em" > y< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2778em" > < / span > < span class = "mrel" > =< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2778em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" > ro< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.02691em" > w< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" > s< / span > < / span > < / span > < span style = "top:-2.25em" > < span class = "pstrut" style = "height:3.008em" > < / span > < span class = "mord" > < span class = "mord text" > < span class = "mord" > , < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < span class = "vlist-s" > < / span > < / span > < span class = "vlist-r" > < span class = "vlist" style = "height:1.19em" > < span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < span class = "mclose nulldelimiter" > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span >
< p > That looks rather easy to compute, isn' t it? If you sum it up, you' ll get:< / p >
< span class = "katex-display" > < span class = "katex" > < span class = "katex-mathml" > < math xmlns = "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display = "block" > < semantics > < mrow > < mi > T< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > (< / mo > < mi > r< / mi > < mi > o< / mi > < mi > w< / mi > < mi > s< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > )< / mo > < mo > ∈< / mo > < mi mathvariant = "script" > O< / mi > < mo stretchy = "false" > (< / mo > < msup > < mn > 2< / mn > < mrow > < mi > r< / mi > < mi > o< / mi > < mi > w< / mi > < mi > s< / mi > < / mrow > < / msup > < mo stretchy = "false" > )< / mo > < / mrow > < annotation encoding = "application/x-tex" > T(rows) \in \mathcal{O}(2^{rows})< / annotation > < / semantics > < / math > < / span > < span class = "katex-html" aria-hidden = "true" > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.13889em" > T< / span > < span class = "mopen" > (< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" > ro< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" style = "margin-right:0.02691em" > w< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal" > s< / span > < span class = "mclose" > )< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2778em" > < / span > < span class = "mrel" > ∈< / span > < span class = "mspace" style = "margin-right:0.2778em" > < / span > < / span > < span class = "base" > < span class = "strut" style = "height:1em;vertical-align:-0.25em" > < / span > < span class = "mord mathcal" style = "margin-right:0.02778em" > O< / span > < span class = "mopen" > (< / span > < span class = "mord" > < span class = "mord" > 2< / span > < span class = "msupsub" > < span class = "vlist-t" > < span class = "vlist-r" > < span class = "vlist" style = "height:0.7144em" > < span style = "top:-3.113em;margin-right:0.05em" > < span class = "pstrut" style = "height:2.7em" > < / span > < span class = "sizing reset-size6 size3 mtight" > < span class = "mord mtight" > < span class = "mord mathnormal mtight" > ro< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal mtight" style = "margin-right:0.02691em" > w< / span > < span class = "mord mathnormal mtight" > s< / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < span class = "mclose" > )< / span > < / span > < / span > < / span > < / span >
< p > If you wonder why, I' ll try to describe it intuitively:< / p >
< ol >
< li > In each call to < code > longestSlideDown< / code > we do some work in constant time,
regardless of being in the base case. Those are the < code > 1< / code > s in both cases.< / li >
< li > If we are not in the base case, we move one row down < strong > twice< / strong > . That' s how we
obtained < code > 2 *< / code > and < code > y + 1< / code > in the < em > otherwise< / em > case.< / li >
< li > We move row-by-row, so we move down < code > y< / code > -times and each call splits to two
subtrees.< / li >
< li > Overall, if we were to represent the calls as a tree, we would get a full
binary tree of height < code > y< / code > , in each node we do some work in constant time,
therefore we can just sum the ones.< / li >
< / ol >
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