Project Euler 82: Find the minimal path sum from the left column to the right column.

Problem Description

NOTE: This problem is a more challenging version of Problem 81.

The minimal path sum in the 5 by 5 matrix below, by starting in any cell in the left column and finishing in any cell in the right column, and only moving up, down, and right, is indicated in red; the sum is equal to 994.

Find the minimal path sum, in matrix.txt (right click and ‘Save Link/Target As…’), a 31K text file containing a 80 by 80 matrix, from the left column to the right column.

Analysis

This is using the same technique that solved problem 18, 67, 81 & 83. We no longer have a fixed starting and ending point so we need to track the starting points to a vector. From there we “bubble” the minimum sums by moving from left to right.

Project Euler 82 Solution

Afterthoughts

• See also, Project Euler 81 Solution:
  
• See also, Project Euler 83 Solution: