Pascals Triangle Ii
To solve this coding challenge, we need to generate a specific row of Pascal's Triangle given a zero-based index. Pascal's Triangle is a triangular array of numbers where each number is the sum of the two numbers directly above it. In order to find the
-th row, we adopt an efficient technique that requires only O(rowIndex) extra space.
-th row of Pascal's Triangle. The
-th row is simply
. From there, each subsequent row is generated by considering the values from the previous row.
rowIndex
Explanation
In this challenge, we aim to generate therowIndex
0
[1]
Pascal's Triangle Fundamental Concept:
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The edges of Pascal's Triangle are always
1
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Any interior value at position
j
i
j
j-1
i-1
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Initialization
: Start with a list
row
rowIndex + 1
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Iteration and Update
: Use nested loops to update the values of
row
i
rowIndex
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Update the elements of
row
- Initialize Row :
- Update Elements :
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Beginning from the 2nd row to
rowIndex
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For each row
i
row[j]
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Update the current element
row[j]
row[j - 1]
- Return Result :
Optimized Approach:
Given the constraints where0 <= rowIndex <= 33
rowIndex
Detailed Steps in Pseudocode:
Pseudocode with Comments:
# Define function to get specific row of Pascal's Triangle
function getPascalRow(rowIndex):
# Step 1: Initialize a list 'row' of size rowIndex + 1 with all elements set to 1
row = [1] * (rowIndex + 1)
# Step 2: Iterate over each row from 2 to rowIndex
for i in range 2 to rowIndex + 1:
# Step 3: Update the row from right to left to avoid overwriting earlier values
for j in range i - 1 to 0 step -1:
# Each element is the sum of the two elements directly above it
row[j] = row[j] + row[j - 1]
# Return the final row which represents the rowIndex-th row of Pascal's Triangle
return row
Step-by-Step Explanation:
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Start by creating a list named
row
rowIndex + 1
1
1
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By the end of the iterations, the list
row
rowIndex