leetcode 279 perfect squares

Given a positive integer n, find the least number of perfect square numbers (for example, 1, 4, 9, 16, ...) which sum to n.

For example, given n = 12, return 3 because 12 = 4 + 4 + 4; given n = 13, return 2 because 13 = 4 + 9.


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class  {
public int numSquares(int n) {
int[] dp = new int[n+1];
for(int i=1; i<=n; i++){
int j=1;
dp[i] = i;
while( i - j*j >= 0){
dp[i] = Math.min(dp[i], dp[i-j*j]+1);
j++;
}

}
return dp[n];
}
}
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dp[0] = 0 
dp[1] = dp[0]+1 = 1
dp[2] = dp[1]+1 = 2
dp[3] = dp[2]+1 = 3
dp[4] = Min{ dp[4-1*1]+1, dp[4-2*2]+1 }
= Min{ dp[3]+1, dp[0]+1 }
= 1
dp[5] = Min{ dp[5-1*1]+1, dp[5-2*2]+1 }
= Min{ dp[4]+1, dp[1]+1 }
= 2
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dp[13] = Min{ dp[13-1*1]+1, dp[13-2*2]+1, dp[13-3*3]+1 }
= Min{ dp[12]+1, dp[9]+1, dp[4]+1 }
= 2
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dp[n] = Min{ dp[n - i*i] + 1 }, n - i*i >=0 && i >= 1