Maximum sum path in a Matrix

Difficulty Level : Hard
Last Updated : 08 Oct, 2020

Given an n*m matrix, the task is to find the maximum sum of elements of cells starting from the cell (0, 0) to cell (n-1, m-1).
However, the allowed moves are right, downwards or diagonally right, i.e, from location (i, j) next move can be (i+1, j), or, (i, j+1), or (i+1, j+1). Find the maximum sum of elements satisfying the allowed moves.
Examples:

Input:
mat[][] = {{100, -350, -200},
           {-100, -300, 700}}
Output: 500
Explanation: 
Path followed is 100 -> -300 -> 700

Input:
mat[][] = {{500, 100, 230},
           {1000, 300, 100},
           {200, 1000, 200}}
Output: 3000
Explanation:
Path followed is 500 -> 1000 -> 300 -> 1000 -> 200

Approach: Dynamic programming is used to solve the above problem in a recursive way.

Allot a position at the beginning of the matrix at (0, 0).
Check each next allowed position from the current position and select the path with maximum sum.
Take care of the boundaries of the matrix, i.e, if the position reaches the last row or last column then the only possible choice will be right or downwards respectively.
Use a map to store track of all the visiting positions and before visiting any (i, j), check whether or not the position is visited before.
Update the maximum of all possible paths returned by each recursive calls made.
Go till the position reaches the destination cell, i.e, (n-1.m-1).

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define N 100
 
// No of rows and columns
int n, m;
 
// Declaring the matrix of maximum
// 100 rows and 100 columns
int a[N][N];
 
// Variable visited is used to keep
// track of all the visited positions
// Variable dp is used to store
// maximum sum till current position
vector<vector<int> > dp(N, vector<int>(N)),
    visited(N, vector<int>(N));
 
// For storing current sum
int current_sum = 0;
 
// For continuous update of
// maximum sum required
int total_sum = 0;
 
// Function to Input the matrix of size n*m
void inputMatrix()
{
    n = 3;
    m = 3;
    a[0][0] = 500;
    a[0][1] = 100;
    a[0][2] = 230;
    a[1][0] = 1000;
    a[1][1] = 300;
    a[1][2] = 100;
    a[2][0] = 200;
    a[2][1] = 1000;
    a[2][2] = 200;
}
 
// Function to calculate maximum sum of path
int maximum_sum_path(int i, int j)
{
    // Checking boundary condition
    if (i == n - 1 && j == m - 1)
        return a[i][j];
 
    // Checking whether or not (i, j) is visited
    if (visited[i][j])
        return dp[i][j];
 
    // Marking (i, j) is visited
    visited[i][j] = 1;
 
    // Updating the maximum sum till
    // the current position in the dp
    int& total_sum = dp[i][j];
 
    // Checking whether the position hasn't
    // visited the last row or the last column.
    // Making recursive call for all the possible
    // moves from the current cell and then adding the
    // maximum returned by the calls and updating it.
    if (i < n - 1 & j < m - 1) {
        int current_sum = max(maximum_sum_path(i, j + 1),
                              max(
                                  maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j + 1),
                                  maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j)));
        total_sum = a[i][j] + current_sum;
    }
 
    // Checking whether
    // position has reached last row
    else if (i == n - 1)
        total_sum = a[i][j]
                    + maximum_sum_path(i, j + 1);
 
    // If the position is in the last column
    else
        total_sum = a[i][j]
                    + maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j);
 
    // Returning the updated maximum value
    return total_sum;
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    inputMatrix();
 
    // Calling the implemented function
    int maximum_sum = maximum_sum_path(0, 0);
 
    cout << maximum_sum;
    return 0;
}

Java

class GFG{
     
static final int N = 100;
 
// No of rows and columns
static int n, m;
 
// Declaring the matrix of maximum
// 100 rows and 100 columns
static int a[][] = new int[N][N];
 
// Variable visited is used to keep
// track of all the visited positions
// Variable dp is used to store
// maximum sum till current position
static int dp[][] = new int[N][N];
static int visited[][] = new int[N][N];
 
// For storing current sum
static int current_sum = 0;
 
// For continuous update of
// maximum sum required
static int total_sum = 0;
 
// Function to Input the matrix
// of size n*m
static void inputMatrix()
{
    n = 3;
    m = 3;
    a[0][0] = 500;
    a[0][1] = 100;
    a[0][2] = 230;
    a[1][0] = 1000;
    a[1][1] = 300;
    a[1][2] = 100;
    a[2][0] = 200;
    a[2][1] = 1000;
    a[2][2] = 200;
}
 
// Function to calculate maximum sum of path
static int maximum_sum_path(int i, int j)
{
     
    // Checking boundary condition
    if (i == n - 1 && j == m - 1)
        return a[i][j];
 
    // Checking whether or not
    // (i, j) is visited
    if (visited[i][j] != 0)
        return dp[i][j];
 
    // Marking (i, j) is visited
    visited[i][j] = 1;
 
    int total_sum = 0;
 
    // Checking whether the position hasn't
    // visited the last row or the last column.
    // Making recursive call for all the possible
    // moves from the current cell and then adding the
    // maximum returned by the calls and updating it.
    if (i < n - 1 & j < m - 1)
    {
        int current_sum = Math.max(
                          maximum_sum_path(i, j + 1),
                          Math.max(
                          maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j + 1),
                          maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j)));
        total_sum = a[i][j] + current_sum;
    }
 
    // Checking whether position
    // has reached last row
    else if (i == n - 1)
        total_sum = a[i][j] +
                    maximum_sum_path(i, j + 1);
 
    // If the position is in the last column
    else
        total_sum = a[i][j] +
                    maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j);
 
    // Updating the maximum sum till
    // the current position in the dp
    dp[i][j] = total_sum;
 
    // Returning the updated maximum value
    return total_sum;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    inputMatrix();
 
    // Calling the implemented function
    int maximum_sum = maximum_sum_path(0, 0);
 
    System.out.println(maximum_sum);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by jrishabh99

C#

// C# program to implement
// the above approach
using System;
class GFG{
 
static readonly int N = 100;
 
// No of rows and columns
static int n, m;
 
// Declaring the matrix of maximum
// 100 rows and 100 columns
static int[,]a = new int[N, N];
 
// Variable visited is used to keep
// track of all the visited positions
// Variable dp is used to store
// maximum sum till current position
static int [,]dp = new int[N, N];
static int [,]visited = new int[N, N];
 
// For storing current sum
static int current_sum = 0;
 
// For continuous update of
// maximum sum required
static int total_sum = 0;
 
// Function to Input the matrix
// of size n*m
static void inputMatrix()
{
  n = 3;
  m = 3;
  a[0, 0] = 500;
  a[0, 1] = 100;
  a[0, 2] = 230;
  a[1, 0] = 1000;
  a[1, 1] = 300;
  a[1, 2] = 100;
  a[2, 0] = 200;
  a[2, 1] = 1000;
  a[2, 2] = 200;
}
 
// Function to calculate maximum
// sum of path
static int maximum_sum_path(int i,
                            int j)
{
  // Checking boundary condition
  if (i == n - 1 && j == m - 1)
    return a[i, j];
 
  // Checking whether or not
  // (i, j) is visited
  if (visited[i, j] != 0)
    return dp[i, j];
 
  // Marking (i, j) is visited
  visited[i, j] = 1;
 
  int total_sum = 0;
 
  // Checking whether the position
  // hasn't visited the last row
  // or the last column.
  // Making recursive call for all
  // the possible moves from the
  // current cell and then adding the
  // maximum returned by the calls
  // and updating it.
  if (i < n - 1 & j < m - 1)
  {
    int current_sum = Math.Max(maximum_sum_path(i, j + 1),
                      Math.Max(maximum_sum_path(i + 1,
                                                j + 1),
                               maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j)));
    total_sum = a[i, j] + current_sum;
  }
 
  // Checking whether position
  // has reached last row
  else if (i == n - 1)
    total_sum = a[i, j] +
                maximum_sum_path(i, j + 1);
 
  // If the position is
  // in the last column
  else
    total_sum = a[i, j] +
                maximum_sum_path(i + 1, j);
 
  // Updating the maximum
  // sum till the current
  // position in the dp
  dp[i, j] = total_sum;
 
  // Returning the updated
  // maximum value
  return total_sum;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
  inputMatrix();
 
  // Calling the implemented function
  int maximum_sum = maximum_sum_path(0, 0);
 
  Console.WriteLine(maximum_sum);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by shikhasingrajput

Output

Time Complexity: O(N*M)
Auxiliary Space: O(N*M)

Attention reader! Don’t stop learning now. Get hold of all the important DSA concepts with the DSA Self Paced Course at a student-friendly price and become industry ready. To complete your preparation from learning a language to DS Algo and many more, please refer Complete Interview Preparation Course.

My Personal Notes

Related Articles

C++

Java

C#