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2617. Minimum Number of Visited Cells in a Grid 👍

Problem

You are given a 0-indexed m x n integer matrix grid. Your initial position is at the top-left cell (0, 0).

Starting from the cell (i, j), you can move to one of the following cells:

  • Cells (i, k) with j < k <= grid[i][j] + j (rightward movement), or
  • Cells (k, j) with i < k <= grid[i][j] + i (downward movement).

Return the minimum number of cells you need to visit to reach the bottom-right cell (m - 1, n - 1). If there is no valid path, return -1.

 

Example 1:

Input: grid = [[3,4,2,1],[4,2,3,1],[2,1,0,0],[2,4,0,0]]
Output: 4
Explanation: The image above shows one of the paths that visits exactly 4 cells.

Example 2:

Input: grid = [[3,4,2,1],[4,2,1,1],[2,1,1,0],[3,4,1,0]]
Output: 3
Explanation: The image above shows one of the paths that visits exactly 3 cells.

Example 3:

Input: grid = [[2,1,0],[1,0,0]]
Output: -1
Explanation: It can be proven that no path exists.

 

Constraints:

  • m == grid.length
  • n == grid[i].length
  • 1 <= m, n <= 105
  • 1 <= m * n <= 105
  • 0 <= grid[i][j] < m * n
  • grid[m - 1][n - 1] == 0