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State Transitions

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O(2^n)

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O(n)

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Longest Common Subsequence

Watch how 2D dynamic programming finds the longest common subsequence between two strings by building a table step by step.

Time: O(m × n)

Space: O(m × n)

2D DP Table

Backtracking

String 1: ABCDGH

String 2: AEDFHR

Animation Speed: 800ms

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Strings Being Compared

String 1:

String 2:

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Algorithm Details

Time Complexity:O(m × n)

Space Complexity:O(m × n)

Type:2D DP

Space Optimized:O(min(m,n))

Real-world Applications

•DNA sequence alignment in bioinformatics
•File difference detection (diff tools)
•Version control systems (Git)
•Text similarity and plagiarism detection
•Data compression algorithms
•Spell checkers and autocorrect

Key DP Concepts

✓2D Table: dp[i][j] = LCS length of first i and j characters
✓Match: If chars match, dp[i][j] = dp[i-1][j-1] + 1
ℹNo Match: dp[i][j] = max(dp[i-1][j], dp[i][j-1])
ℹBase Case: Empty string has LCS length 0

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DP Table

Memoization

f(0)

f(1)

f(2)

f(3)

f(4)

State Transitions

Without DP

O(2^n)

With DP

O(n)

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DP Table

Memoization

State Transitions

Longest Common Subsequence

Strings Being Compared

DP Table

Current Step:

Algorithm Details

Real-world Applications

Key DP Concepts

Related DP Problems