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Min Cost Climbing Stairs

Find minimum cost to climb to the top Can climb 1 or 2 steps, start from step 0 or 1 Example: [10,15,20] => 15

This problem is a state-machine in disguise, and DP is how you keep it under control. It's a great warm-up that builds state-and-transition thinking without a ton of moving parts. Once you define the right state, the transitions usually write themselves.

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