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By nbz_11, history, 7 years ago, In English

I am trying to solve this problem https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/coin-change/problem I am getting WA on 8 testcases , but am not able to point out my mistake . My dp state seems fine to me. Can someone please help me find my mistake in this code . Thanks in advance :) Link to my code https://ideone.com/WpjdKJ

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By nbz_11, history, 7 years ago, In English

I read the main idea behind binary search and how it is implemented , but am never able to apply it using certain modifications . I tried solving http://www.spoj.com/problems/AGGRCOW/ , but have not been able to. Can someone please cite some useful resources , from where I can get an idea about how to modify binary search algorithm as and when the need arises. Or maybe , if someone can give an idea , as to how they think while applying binary seacrh.

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