-- Maximum path sum I -- -- Problem 18 -- By starting at the top of the triangle below and moving to adjacent numbers on -- the row below, the maximum total from top to bottom is 23. -- -- 3 -- 7 4 -- 2 4 6 -- 8 5 9 3 -- -- That is, 3 + 7 + 4 + 9 = 23. -- -- Find the maximum total from top to bottom of the triangle below: -- -- 75 -- 95 64 -- 17 47 82 -- 18 35 87 10 -- 20 04 82 47 65 -- 19 01 23 75 03 34 -- 88 02 77 73 07 63 67 -- 99 65 04 28 06 16 70 92 -- 41 41 26 56 83 40 80 70 33 -- 41 48 72 33 47 32 37 16 94 29 -- 53 71 44 65 25 43 91 52 97 51 14 -- 70 11 33 28 77 73 17 78 39 68 17 57 -- 91 71 52 38 17 14 91 43 58 50 27 29 48 -- 63 66 04 68 89 53 67 30 73 16 69 87 40 31 -- 04 62 98 27 23 09 70 98 73 93 38 53 60 04 23 -- -- NOTE: As there are only 16384 routes, it is possible to solve this problem by trying -- every route. However, Problem 67, is the same challenge with a triangle containing -- one-hundred rows; it cannot be solved by brute force, and requires a clever method! ;o) main = print (maxPath triangle) -- recursion is beautiful (sometimes) maxPath :: [[Int]] -> Int maxPath [[x]] = x maxPath (top:rest) = head top + max (maxPath $ map init rest) (maxPath $ map tail rest) triangle = [ [75] , [95, 64] , [17, 47, 82] , [18, 35, 87, 10] , [20, 04, 82, 47, 65] , [19, 01, 23, 75, 03, 34] , [88, 02, 77, 73, 07, 63, 67] , [99, 65, 04, 28, 06, 16, 70, 92] , [41, 41, 26, 56, 83, 40, 80, 70, 33] , [41, 48, 72, 33, 47, 32, 37, 16, 94, 29] , [53, 71, 44, 65, 25, 43, 91, 52, 97, 51, 14] , [70, 11, 33, 28, 77, 73, 17, 78, 39, 68, 17, 57] , [91, 71, 52, 38, 17, 14, 91, 43, 58, 50, 27, 29, 48] , [63, 66, 04, 68, 89, 53, 67, 30, 73, 16, 69, 87, 40, 31] , [04, 62, 98, 27, 23, 09, 70, 98, 73, 93, 38, 53, 60, 04, 23] ]