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Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Valid Sudoku Board

Determine if a 9x9 Sudoku board is valid by checking rows, columns, and 3x3 sub-boxes.

matrix set validation
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Rotate Image 90 Degrees Clockwise

Rotate a square matrix 90 degrees clockwise and return the rotated matrix.

matrix rotation in-place
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Valid Sudoku Validator

Determine if a given 9x9 Sudoku board is valid by checking rows, columns, and 3x3 boxes.

matrix validation set
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Toeplitz Matrix Check

Write a function is_toeplitz(matrix) that checks if a 2D list is a Toeplitz matrix, where all elements on the same diagonal from top-left to bottom-right are identical.

matrix array diagonal
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Diagonal Traverse Matrix

Implement a function that returns all elements of a matrix in diagonal zigzag order.

matrix traversal array
+12 pts 20m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Transpose Matrix In-Place

Implement a function that transposes a square matrix in-place and returns the transposed matrix.

matrix transpose in-place
+8 pts 12m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Matrix Multiply 2D

Write a function that multiplies two 2D matrices (lists of lists) and returns the product matrix.

matrix multiplication nested-loops
+8 pts 10m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Transpose 2D Array

Implement a function that returns the transpose of a rectangular 2D list.

matrix transpose nested-lists
+10 pts 10m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Flipping an Image

Implement a function that flips an image represented as a binary matrix by reversing each row and inverting each pixel.

matrix list-comprehension bitwise
+10 pts 15m

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Matrix & 2D Arrays — Python coding challenges

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