Climbing Stairs

Posted by Bill on March 11, 2023

Climbing Stairs

You are climbing a staircase. It takes n steps to reach the top.

Each time you can either climb 1 or 2 steps. In how many distinct ways can you climb to the top?

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Example 1:

Input: n = 2
Output: 2
Explanation: There are two ways to climb to the top.
1. 1 step + 1 step
2. 2 steps
Example 2:

Input: n = 3
Output: 3
Explanation: There are three ways to climb to the top.
1. 1 step + 1 step + 1 step
2. 1 step + 2 steps
3. 2 steps + 1 step

C++ Solution

首先发现规律f(n) = f(n-1) + f(n-2), 但是以递归的提交会导致超时, 所以以迭代的方式再实现如下:

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int climbStairs(int n) {
    if (n == 1) {
        return 1;
    }
    if (n == 2) {
        return 2;
    }
    int left = 1;
    int right = 2;
    int cur = 0;
    for (int i = 3; i <= n; i++) {
        cur = left + right;
        left = right;
        right = cur;
    }
    return cur;
}