What is the output of the following program?
#include<stdio.h>
#include<limits.h>
int min_jumps(int *arr, int strt, int end)
{
int idx;
if(strt == end)
return 0;
if(arr[strt] == 0) // jump cannot be made
return INT_MAX;
int min = INT_MAX;
for(idx = 1; idx <= arr[strt] && strt + idx <= end; idx++)
{
int jumps = min_jumps(arr, strt + idx, end) + 1;
if(jumps < min)
min = jumps;
}
return min;
}
int main()
{
int arr[] ={1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1},len = 9;
int ans = min_jumps(arr, 0, len-1);
printf("%d\n",ans);
return 0;
}
#include<stdio.h>
#include<limits.h>
int min_jumps(int *arr, int strt, int end)
{
int idx;
if(strt == end)
return 0;
if(arr[strt] == 0) // jump cannot be made
return INT_MAX;
int min = INT_MAX;
for(idx = 1; idx <= arr[strt] && strt + idx <= end; idx++)
{
int jumps = min_jumps(arr, strt + idx, end) + 1;
if(jumps < min)
min = jumps;
}
return min;
}
int main()
{
int arr[] ={1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1},len = 9;
int ans = min_jumps(arr, 0, len-1);
printf("%d\n",ans);
return 0;
}A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer: Option A

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