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Binary Tree Maximum Path Sum

This problem is a state-machine in disguise, and DP is how you keep it under control. It's a hard one for a reason: it stresses state-and-transition thinking when the rules pile up. Don't rush the code—spend your time nailing the state definition first.

TreesDynamic ProgrammingBFS / DFS

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Dynamic Programming Patterns

Dynamic programming caches overlapping subproblem results so each is solved only once. Define your state in one sentence, write the transition, nail the base cases, and brute-force transforms into polynomial time.

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