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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+// N is the size of the 2D matrix N*N
+#define N 9
+
+/* A utility function to print grid */
+void print(int arr[N][N])
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
+	{
+		for (int j = 0; j < N; j++)
+			cout << arr[i][j] << " ";
+		cout << endl;
+	}
+}
+
+// Checks whether it will be
+// legal to assign num to the
+// given row, col
+bool isSafe(int grid[N][N], int row,
+					int col, int num)
+{
+	
+	// Check if we find the same num
+	// in the similar row , we
+	// return false
+	for (int x = 0; x <= 8; x++)
+		if (grid[row][x] == num)
+			return false;
+
+	// Check if we find the same num in
+	// the similar column , we
+	// return false
+	for (int x = 0; x <= 8; x++)
+		if (grid[x][col] == num)
+			return false;
+
+	// Check if we find the same num in
+	// the particular 3*3 matrix,
+	// we return false
+	int startRow = row - row % 3,
+			startCol = col - col % 3;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+		for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
+			if (grid[i + startRow][j +
+							startCol] == num)
+				return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Takes a partially filled-in grid and attempts
+to assign values to all unassigned locations in
+such a way to meet the requirements for
+Sudoku solution (non-duplication across rows,
+columns, and boxes) */
+bool solveSuduko(int grid[N][N], int row, int col)
+{
+	// Check if we have reached the 8th
+	// row and 9th column (0
+	// indexed matrix) , we are
+	// returning true to avoid
+	// further backtracking
+	if (row == N - 1 && col == N)
+		return true;
+
+	// Check if column value becomes 9 ,
+	// we move to next row and
+	// column start from 0
+	if (col == N) {
+		row++;
+		col = 0;
+	}
+
+	// Check if the current position of
+	// the grid already contains
+	// value >0, we iterate for next column
+	if (grid[row][col] > 0)
+		return solveSuduko(grid, row, col + 1);
+
+	for (int num = 1; num <= N; num++)
+	{
+		
+		// Check if it is safe to place
+		// the num (1-9) in the
+		// given row ,col ->we
+		// move to next column
+		if (isSafe(grid, row, col, num))
+		{
+			
+		/* Assigning the num in
+			the current (row,col)
+			position of the grid
+			and assuming our assined
+			num in the position
+			is correct	 */
+			grid[row][col] = num;
+		
+			// Checking for next possibility with next
+			// column
+			if (solveSuduko(grid, row, col + 1))
+				return true;
+		}
+	
+		// Removing the assigned num ,
+		// since our assumption
+		// was wrong , and we go for
+		// next assumption with
+		// diff num value
+		grid[row][col] = 0;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+// Driver Code
+int main()
+{
+	// 0 means unassigned cells
+	int grid[N][N] = { { 3, 0, 6, 5, 0, 8, 4, 0, 0 },
+					{ 5, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 },
+					{ 0, 8, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 1 },
+					{ 0, 0, 3, 0, 1, 0, 0, 8, 0 },
+					{ 9, 0, 0, 8, 6, 3, 0, 0, 5 },
+					{ 0, 5, 0, 0, 9, 0, 6, 0, 0 },
+					{ 1, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 5, 0 },
+					{ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 4 },
+					{ 0, 0, 5, 2, 0, 6, 3, 0, 0 } };
+
+	if (solveSuduko(grid, 0, 0))
+		print(grid);
+	else
+		cout << "no solution exists " << endl;
+
+	return 0;
+
+}