Hard

Quiz

#329 Longest Increasing Path in a Matrix

APPROACH

Given an m x n integer matrix, find the longest strictly increasing path. From any cell you may move in four directions: left, right, up, or down. Diagonal moves and wrap-around are not allowed.

Return the length of the longest increasing path in matrix.

Example 1:

Input: matrix = [[9,9,4],[6,6,8],[2,1,1]]
Output: 4
Explanation: The longest increasing path is [1, 2, 6, 9].

Example 2:

Input: matrix = [[3,4,5],[3,2,6],[2,2,1]]
Output: 4
Explanation: The longest increasing path is [3, 4, 5, 6]. Moving diagonally is not allowed.

Example 3:

Input: matrix = [[1]]
Output: 1
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What is the optimal approach for this problem?