Matrix Chain

Multiplication Insert or Drag &

Problem

Prachi Joshi
Recalling Matrix Multiplication
 5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7

1 2 3 4
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0

For just A1 Cost is 0. m[1,1]=0

For just A2 Cost is 0 m[2,2]=0
For just A3 Cost is 0 m[3,3]=0
For just A4 Cost is 0 m[4,4]=0
 5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7

Find m[1,2] = A1 . A2
= (5*4) (4*6)
= 5*4*6 1 2 3 4
= 120 1 0 120
2 0
3 0
4 0
 5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7

Find m[2,3] = A2 . A3
= (4*6) (6*2)
= 4*6*2 1 2 3 4
= 48 1 0 120
2 0 48
3 0
4 0
 5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7

Find m[3,4] = A3 . A4
= (6*2) (2*7)
= 6*2*7 1 2 3 4
= 84 1 0 120
2 0 48
3 0 84
4 0
Find m[1,3] = Two ways, take the minimum
5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7
Way 1
A1 . (A2 . A3)
5*4 4*6 6*2
=m[1,1]+m[2,3]+5*4*2
=0+48+40
=88 1 2 3 4
1 0 120 88
Way 2 2 0 48
(A1 . A2) . A3 3 0 84
5*4 4*6 6*2
4 0
=m[1,2]+m[3,3]+5*6*2
=120+0+60
=180
Find m[2,4] = Two ways, take the minimum
5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7
Way 1
A2 . (A3 . A4)
4*6 6*2 2*7
=m[2,2]+m[3,4]+4*6*7
=0+84+168
=252 1 2 3 4
1 0 120 88
Way 2 2 0 48 104
(A2 . A3) . A4 3 0 84
4*6 6*2 2*7
4 0
=m[2,3]+m[4,4]+4*2*7
=48+0+56
=104
 5*4 4*6 6*2 2*7
Find m[1,4] Use the following formula

m[1,4]=min{m[1,1]+m[2,4]+5*4*7, m[1,2]+m[3,4]+5*6*7,
m[1,3]+m[4,4]+5*2*7}

=min{0+104+140,120+84+210,88+0+70}

=min{244,414,158} 1 2 3 4
1 0 120 88 158
=158
2 0 48 104
3 0 84
4 0
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4 2
158
1 2 3 4 104 3
1 0 120 88 158 3 88 4
84
2 0 48 104 48 0
2
3 0 84 120 0
0
4 0 1
0