#3651

Minimum Cost Path with Teleportations

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array · dynamic programming · matrix

Description

You are given a m x n 2D integer array grid and an integer k. You start at the top-left cell (0, 0) and your goal is to reach the bottom‐right cell (m - 1, n - 1).

There are two types of moves available:

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Normal move: You can move right or down from your current cell (i, j), i.e. you can move to (i, j + 1) (right) or (i + 1, j) (down). The cost is the value of the destination cell.



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Teleportation: You can teleport from any cell (i, j), to any cell (x, y) such that grid[x][y] <= grid[i][j]; the cost of this move is 0. You may teleport at most k times.



Return the minimum total cost to reach cell (m - 1, n - 1) from (0, 0).

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