Cutting Sticks

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Question: Cutting Sticks
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#include "iostream.h"

int cut[52], cost[52][52];

int minCost(int start, int end) {
   if(cost[start][end] != -1) return cost[start][end];
   if(start + 1 == end) return cost[start][end] = 0;
   int min = 65536;
   for(int i = start + 1; i < end; i++) {
       int c = minCost(start, i) + minCost(i, end) + (cut[end] - cut[start]);
       if(c < min) min = c;
   }
   return cost[start][end] = min;
}

int main()
{
   int l, n;
   while(true) {
        cin >> l;
        if(l == 0) break;
        cin >> n;
        cut[0] = 0;
        for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++) cin >> cut[i];
        cut[n + 1] = l;
        for(int i = 0; i <= n + 1; i++) for(int j = 0; j <= n + 1; j++) cost[i][j] = -1;
        cout << "The minimum cutting is " << minCost(0, n + 1) << ".\n";
   }
   return 0;
}

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