Rod Cutting Problem
Build a recursive solution for a commonly asked coding interview problem.
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Problem statement
You are given a rod of size n > 1, it can be cut into any number of pieces k. The price for each piece of size i is represented as price(i) and the maximum revenue from a rod of size i is r(i) (could be split into multiple pieces). Find r(n) for the rod of size n.
Consider that the length of the rod is 6.
The price of size is given below:
| Length | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price(p) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
The possible number of rods after cutting can give the following price:
| Rod(6) | 1*6 | 1*4, 2 | 1*3, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | 1*2, 4 | 1, 5 | 2*3 | 2, 4 | 3, 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price(p) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
So the ...