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Add greedy solution for Jump Game.
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/**
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* GREEDY approach of solving Jump Game.
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* @param {number[]} numbers - array of possible jump length.
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*/
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export default function grdJumpGame(numbers) {
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// The "good" cell is a cell from which we may jump to the last cell of the numbers array.
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// The last cell in numbers array is for sure the "good" one since it is our goal to reach.
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let leftGoodPosition = numbers.length - 1;
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// Go through all numbers from right to left.
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for (let numberIndex = numbers.length - 2; numberIndex >= 0; numberIndex -= 1) {
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// If we can reach the "good" cell from the current one then for sure the current
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// one is also "good". Since after all we'll be able to reach the end of the array
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// from it.
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const maxCurrentJumpLength = numberIndex + numbers[numberIndex];
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if (maxCurrentJumpLength >= leftGoodPosition) {
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leftGoodPosition = numberIndex;
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}
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}
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// If the most left "good" position is the zero's one then we may say that it IS
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// possible jump to the end of the array from the first cell;
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return leftGoodPosition === 0;
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}

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