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Problem: Shortest Common Supersequence

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30 min
Explore how to find the shortest common supersequence of two given strings using dynamic programming techniques. Understand the problem constraints and practice implementing a solution that efficiently combines both strings while preserving their subsequences. This lesson helps you build skills to tackle optimization challenges common in coding interviews.

Statement

You are given two strings, str1 and str2. Your task is to find the shortest common supersequence (SCS). The shortest possible string that contains both str1 and str2 as subsequences.

If multiple strings satisfy this condition, you may return any one of them.

Note: A string ss is considered a subsequence of another string tt if ss can be obtained by deleting zero or more characters from tt without changing the order of the remaining characters.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq str1.length, str2.length 103\leq 10^3

  • str1 and str2 consist of lowercase English letters.

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Problem: Shortest Common Supersequence

Medium
30 min
Explore how to find the shortest common supersequence of two given strings using dynamic programming techniques. Understand the problem constraints and practice implementing a solution that efficiently combines both strings while preserving their subsequences. This lesson helps you build skills to tackle optimization challenges common in coding interviews.

Statement

You are given two strings, str1 and str2. Your task is to find the shortest common supersequence (SCS). The shortest possible string that contains both str1 and str2 as subsequences.

If multiple strings satisfy this condition, you may return any one of them.

Note: A string ss is considered a subsequence of another string tt if ss can be obtained by deleting zero or more characters from tt without changing the order of the remaining characters.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq str1.length, str2.length 103\leq 10^3

  • str1 and str2 consist of lowercase English letters.