You get an array cost for a staircase. You pay cost[i] when you stand on step i.
Return the smallest total you can pay to reach the top.
You start on step 0 or step 1, as you like. After you pay for a step, you climb 1 or 2 steps. The top is one step above the last step.
______ top
__6__|
__3__|
__9__|
__4__|
Example 1:
Input: cost = [4, 9, 3, 6] Output: 7 Explanation: This is the staircase in the picture. Start on step 0 and pay 4. Climb 2 to step 2 and pay 3. Climb 2 more to reach the top. In total, 4 + 3 = 7.
Example 2:
Input: cost = [5, 0] Output: 0 Explanation: Start on step 1 and pay 0. Climb 1 to reach the top. The 5 on step 0 is never paid.
Example 3:
Input: cost = [2, 7, 1, 1, 8, 3, 2] Output: 7 Explanation: Stand on steps 0, 2, 3 and 5. That costs 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 = 7. From step 5, climbing 2 reaches the top.
Constraints:
costhas 2 to 1,000 steps.- Each cost is from 0 to 999.
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