# 0311. Sparse Matrix Multiplication ###### tags: `Leetcode` `Medium` `Linear Algebra` Link: https://leetcode.com/problems/sparse-matrix-multiplication/ ## 思路 用linear combination的想法简化 就不需要判断每次都判断两个要相乘的element是否为0 ![](https://i.imgur.com/woqAGDn.png) ## Code ```java= class Solution { public int[][] multiply(int[][] mat1, int[][] mat2) { int[][] res = new int[mat1.length][mat2[0].length]; for(int i = 0;i < mat1.length;i++){ Arrays.fill(res[i],0); } for(int i = 0;i < mat2.length;i++){ for(int j = 0;j < mat2[0].length;j++){ if(mat2[i][j]!=0){ for(int k = 0;k < mat1.length;k++){ res[k][j]+=mat2[i][j]*mat1[k][i]; } } } } return res; } } ```