2D Matrix Manipulation | Dataford Interview Questions

Implement a solution for a 2D matrix manipulation problem.

Given an n x n integer matrix, rotate it 90 degrees clockwise in place and return the same matrix. The function must use O(1) additional space beyond the matrix.

Input: A non-empty square matrix represented as a list of lists. Output: The rotated matrix.

Example: [[1, 2], [3, 4]] becomes [[3, 1], [4, 2]].

Constraints: 1 <= n <= 500; each row has exactly n elements; values are integers.

Constraints

1 <= n <= 500
matrix contains exactly n rows
Each row contains exactly n integers
The rotation must be performed in place
Values are integers

Function Signature

def rotate_matrix(matrix):

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