g0901_1000.s1000_minimum_cost_to_merge_stones

Class Solution

java.lang.Object

g0901_1000.s1000_minimum_cost_to_merge_stones.Solution

public class Solution
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1000 - Minimum Cost to Merge Stones.

Hard

There are n piles of stones arranged in a row. The ith pile has stones[i] stones.

A move consists of merging exactly k consecutive piles into one pile, and the cost of this move is equal to the total number of stones in these k piles.

Return the minimum cost to merge all piles of stones into one pile. If it is impossible, return -1.

Example 1:

Input: stones = [3,2,4,1], k = 2

Output: 20

Explanation: We start with [3, 2, 4, 1].

We merge [3, 2] for a cost of 5, and we are left with [5, 4, 1].

We merge [4, 1] for a cost of 5, and we are left with [5, 5].

We merge [5, 5] for a cost of 10, and we are left with [10].

The total cost was 20, and this is the minimum possible.

Example 2:

Input: stones = [3,2,4,1], k = 3

Output: -1

Explanation: After any merge operation, there are 2 piles left, and we can’t merge anymore. So the task is impossible.

Example 3:

Input: stones = [3,5,1,2,6], k = 3

Output: 25

Explanation: We start with [3, 5, 1, 2, 6].

We merge [5, 1, 2] for a cost of 8, and we are left with [3, 8, 6].

We merge [3, 8, 6] for a cost of 17, and we are left with [17].

The total cost was 25, and this is the minimum possible.

Constraints:

• n == stones.length
• 1 <= n <= 30
• 1 <= stones[i] <= 100
• 2 <= k <= 30

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Solution()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	mergeStones(int[] stones, int k)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Solution

public Solution()

Method Detail

mergeStones

public int mergeStones(int[] stones,
                       int k)