Valid Sudoku Problem Statement

You are given a 9 X 9 2D matrix named MATRIX which contains some cells filled with digits (1 to 9) and some cells left empty (denoted by 0).

Your task is to determine if there is a way to fill all the empty cells with digits (1 to 9) such that the matrix becomes a valid Sudoku solution.

Explanation:

A valid Sudoku solution must adhere to the following rules:

1. Every digit from 1 to 9 must appear exactly once in each row.
2. Every digit from 1 to 9 must appear exactly once in each column.
3. Every digit from 1 to 9 must appear exactly once in each of the nine 3x3 sub-matrices of the matrix.

Input:

T (number of test cases) 
For each test case, the input consists of 9 lines, with each line containing 9 space-separated digits (0 for an empty cell or a digit between 1 and 9 for a filled cell).

Output:

For each test case, output "yes" if a valid Sudoku solution exists, or "no" if it does not.

Example:

Input:
2
5 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 1 9 5 0 0 0
0 9 8 0 0 0 0 6 0
8 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 3
4 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 1
7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6
0 6 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
0 0 0 4 1 9 0 0 5
0 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 9
5 3 4 6 7 8 9 1 2
6 7 2 1 9 5 3 4 8
1 9 8 3 4 2 5 6 7
8 5 9 7 6 1 4 2 3
4 2 6 8 5 3 7 9 1
7 1 3 9 2 4 8 5 6
9 6 1 5 3 7 2 8 4
2 8 7 4 1 9 6 3 5
3 4 5 2 8 6 1 7 9
Output:
yes
no

Constraints:

  • 1 <= T <= 5
  • N = 9
  • 0 <= MATRIX[i][j] <= 9
  • Where N denotes the size of the given square matrix.
  • Time Limit: 1 sec

Note:

1. There is always at least one empty cell (0) in the matrix.
2. The initial given matrix will always be consistent according to the Sudoku rules.
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