Dsa
Matrix
Medium
Maximal Square
Given a 2D binary matrix filled with 0's and 1's, find the largest square containing only 1's and return its area.
Input Format:
The first line contains two integers m and n. The next m lines each contain n space-separated integers (0 or 1).
Output Format:
Print a single integer, the area of the largest square.
Example:
Input:
4 5
1 0 1 0 0
1 0 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 1 0
Output:
4
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