Problem 1483. Number of paths on a grid

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Tim on 2 May 2013

It would be more elegant to define the solution for the 1x1 case as 1 rather than 0.

G K on 11 May 2013

agree, but will leave as so, so as to not affect submitted solutions.

Rafael S.T. Vieira on 20 Jul 2020 at 2:39

I disagree with the base case. A 1x1 matrix has 1 path. And, the empty matrix has no path (zero).

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Jonathan on 10 Jan 2020

The first test case is incorrect. The null path (starting and ending at the same place) is a solution. The 1x1 case should have 1 solution.

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