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Climbing Stairs

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You are climbing a staircase. It takes n steps to reach the top.

Each time you can either climb 1 or 2 steps. In how many distinct ways can you climb to the top?

Examples

Example 1
Input
n = 2
Output
2

Two ways: (1+1) or (2).

Example 2
Input
n = 5
Output
8

Eight ways: 1+1+1+1+1, 1+1+1+2, 1+1+2+1, 1+2+1+1, 2+1+1+1, 1+2+2, 2+1+2, 2+2+1.

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 45

Optimal complexity

Time

O(n)

Space

O(1)

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