Hard
Number of Ways to Rearrange Sticks With K Sticks Visible — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n * k) · Space O(k)
// Time: O(n * k)
// Space: O(k)
class Solution {
public:
int rearrangeSticks(int n, int k) {
static const int MOD = 1e9 + 7;
vector<vector<int>> dp(2, vector<int>(k + 1));
dp[1][1] = 1;
for (int i = 2; i <= n; ++i) {
for (int j = 1; j <= min(i, k); ++j) {
// choose the tallest as the last one which would be visible: dp[i-1][j-1]
// choose the non-tallest as the last one which would be hidden: (i-1)*dp[i-1][j]
dp[i % 2][j] = (dp[(i - 1) % 2][j - 1] + int64_t(i - 1) * dp[(i - 1) % 2][j]) % MOD;
}
}
return dp[n % 2][k];
}
};