#Maximum path sum I #Problem 18 #Published on Friday, 31st May 2002, 06:00 pm; Solved by 63589 # #By starting at the top of the triangle below and moving to adjacent numbers on #the row below, the maximum total from top to bottom is 23. # #3 #7 4 #2 4 6 #8 5 9 3 # #That is, 3 + 7 + 4 + 9 = 23. # #Find the maximum total from top to bottom of the triangle below: # #75 #95 64 #17 47 82 #18 35 87 10 #20 04 82 47 65 #19 01 23 75 03 34 #88 02 77 73 07 63 67 #99 65 04 28 06 16 70 92 #41 41 26 56 83 40 80 70 33 #41 48 72 33 47 32 37 16 94 29 #53 71 44 65 25 43 91 52 97 51 14 #70 11 33 28 77 73 17 78 39 68 17 57 #91 71 52 38 17 14 91 43 58 50 27 29 48 #63 66 04 68 89 53 67 30 73 16 69 87 40 31 #04 62 98 27 23 09 70 98 73 93 38 53 60 04 23 # #NOTE: As there are only 16384 routes, it is possible to solve this problem by #trying every route. However, Problem 67, is the same challenge with a triangle #containing one-hundred rows; it cannot be solved by brute force, and requires #a clever method! ;o) # a = [ [ 75 ], [ 95, 64 ], [ 17, 47, 82 ], [ 18, 35, 87, 10 ], [ 20, 4, 82, 47, 65 ], [ 19, 1, 23, 75, 3, 34 ], [ 88, 2, 77, 73, 7, 63, 67 ], [ 99, 65, 4, 28, 6, 16, 70, 92 ], [ 41, 41, 26, 56, 83, 40, 80, 70, 33 ], [ 41, 48, 72, 33, 47, 32, 37, 16, 94, 29 ], [ 53, 71, 44, 65, 25, 43, 91, 52, 97, 51, 14 ], [ 70, 11, 33, 28, 77, 73, 17, 78, 39, 68, 17, 57 ], [ 91, 71, 52, 38, 17, 14, 91, 43, 58, 50, 27, 29, 48 ], [ 63, 66, 4, 68, 89, 53, 67, 30, 73, 16, 69, 87, 40, 31 ], [ 4, 62, 98, 27, 23, 9, 70, 98, 73, 93, 38, 53, 60, 4, 23 ] ] for i in reversed(range(0,len(a)-1)): for j in range(0,len(a[i])): a[i][j] += max(a[i+1][j],a[i+1][j+1]) print(a[0][0])