Added minimum cost path algorithm (#2135)

* Added maximum path sum for matrix (top left to bottom right)

* Changed maximum cost path to minimum cost path + added video explaination
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# Youtube Explaination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBRtnuxg-gU
from typing import List
def minimum_cost_path(matrix: List[List[int]]) -> int:
'''
Find the minimum cost traced by all possible paths from top left to bottom right in
a given matrix
>>> minimum_cost_path([[2, 1], [3, 1], [4, 2]])
6
>>> minimum_cost_path([[2, 1, 4], [2, 1, 3], [3, 2, 1]])
7
'''
# preprocessing the first row
for i in range(1, len(matrix[0])):
matrix[0][i] += matrix[0][i - 1]
# preprocessing the first column
for i in range(1, len(matrix)):
matrix[i][0] += matrix[i - 1][0]
# updating the path cost for current position
for i in range(1, len(matrix)):
for j in range(1, len(matrix[0])):
matrix[i][j] += min(matrix[i - 1][j], matrix[i][j - 1])
return matrix[-1][-1]
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()