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Medium#931
LeetCode Problem

Minimum Falling Path Sum

Problem Statement

Given an n x n array of integers matrix, return the minimum sum of any falling path through matrix. A falling path starts at any element in the first row and chooses the element in the next row that is either directly below or diagonally left/right. Specifically, the next element from position (row, col) will be (row + 1, col - 1), (row + 1, col), or (row + 1, col + 1).

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Examples

# Example 1

Input
matrix = [[2,1,3],[6,5,4],[7,8,9]]
Output
13

# Example 2

Input
matrix = [[-19,57],[-40,-5]]
Output
-59

Constraints

n == matrix.length == matrix[i].length
1 <= n <= 100
-100 <= matrix[i][j] <= 100

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