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By FineLine, history, 8 years ago, In English

Hello Everyone ,I am trying to solve this problem for some time now.I could not find an explanation in English for it anywhere . The question is related to DP (on trees) . In Brief the problem asks you to find the minimum number of edges to be removed to isolate a subtree of size p .The original problem statement can be seen here.Thanks in advance :)

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I think it is a dp[v][sz] with knapsack-like recalc

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A similar problem Barricades appeared in Algorithmic Engagements 2007. That has been discussed in the book Looking For A Challenge, the preview of which includes this problem. :)