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Home » Compete » Encoder 2010 » Shortest Path Problem

Shortest Path Problem

Problem code: ENCD04

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Consider a two dimensional array of numbers comprehended between 0 and 9(as shown below). The Matrix can be traversed following any orthogonal direction (i.e., north, south, east and west). Considering that each cell represents a cost, Your task is to find the minimum cost value to go from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner of a given number array of size NxM where 1 <= N, M <= 999. Note that the solution for the given example is 24.


		0	3	1	2	9

		7	3	4	9	9

		1	7	5	5	3

		2	3	4	2	5

Input

The input contains several Test cases. Each test case is defined by: one line with the number of rows, N; one line with the number of columns, M; and N lines, one per each row of the Matrix, containing the numbers separated by spaces. Terminate the input with (no. of rows)N=0.

Output

For each maze, output one line with the required minimum value.

Example

Input:
4
5
0 3 1 2 9
7 3 4 9 9
1 7 5 5 3
2 3 4 2 5
1
6
0 1 2 3 4 5
0

Output:
24
15


Author: rscrbv
Date Added: 19-01-2010
Time Limit: 3 sec
Source Limit: 50000 Bytes
Languages: ADA, ASM, BASH, BF, C, C99 strict, CAML, CLOJ, CLPS, CPP 4.0.0-8, CPP 4.3.2, CS2, D, ERL, F#, FORT, GO, HASK, ICK, ICON, JAR, JAVA, JS, LISP clisp, LISP sbcl, LUA, NEM, NICE, PAS fpc, PAS gpc, PERL, PERL6, PHP, PIKE, PRLG, PYTH, PYTH 3.1.2, RUBY, SCALA, SCM guile, SCM qobi, ST, TEXT, WSPC


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Are the test cases correct ?

naughty @ 24 Jan 2010 03:33 PM

Are the test cases correct ? Can you please once again cross check them.

test cases are correct.

rscrbv @ 24 Jan 2010 04:02 PM

test cases are correct.

I am constantly getting run

rahulakaneo @ 24 Jan 2010 08:40 PM

I am constantly getting run time error but I don't think I should. There is something definitely faulty with the testcases.

Hint: use memory optimally.

mangalsingh29 @ 24 Jan 2010 09:10 PM

Hint: use memory optimally. and optimize for time also. not a simple problem

Is it possible for you to

saurabh29789 @ 24 Jan 2010 09:44 PM

Is it possible for you to provide another test case  ?? My code gives correct value for this test case and some others that I tested. I wonder where it fails. Please provide atleast one more test case, if possible!

Thanks

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