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Valid Binary Strings With Cost Limit

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You are given two integers n and k.

The cost of a binary string s is defined as the sum of all indices i (0-based) such that s[i] == '1'.

A binary string is considered valid if:

  • It does not contain two consecutive '1' characters.
  • Its cost is less than or equal to k.

Return a list of all valid binary strings of length n in any order.

Examples

Example 1

Input:  n = 3, k = 1
Output: ["000","010","100"]

The binary strings of length 3 without consecutive '1' characters are: "000" : cost = 0 "100" : cost = 0 "010" : cost = 1 "001" : cost = 2 "101" : cost = 0 + 2 = 2 Among these, the strings with cost less than or equal to k = 1 are "000", "010" and "100". Thus, the valid strings are ["000", "010", "100"].

Example 2

Input:  n = 1, k = 0
Output: ["0","1"]

The valid binary strings of length 1 are "0" and "1". Thus the answer is ["0", "1"].

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 12
  • 0 <= k <= n * (n - 1) / 2
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List of test cases (2)
Case 1
n = 3
k = 1
Case 2
n = 1
k = 0