docs(docs): add Approach diagrams and Explanation sections to LeetCode problem documentation

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- `0 <= Node.val <= 9`
- It is guaranteed that the list represents a number that does not have leading zeros.
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["addTwoNumbers(l1, l2)"]) --> I["dummy = ListNode(), carry = 0, curr = dummy — dummy.next will be the head"]
I --> W{"l1 or l2 or carry?"}
W -- no --> E(["return dummy.next"])
W -- yes --> A["s = (l1.val if l1 else 0) + (l2.val if l2 else 0) + carry — a missing digit counts as 0"]
A --> D["carry, val = divmod(s, 10)"]
D --> N["curr.next = ListNode(val), curr = curr.next"]
N --> V["l1 = l1.next if l1 else None, l2 = l2.next if l2 else None"]
V --> W
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -55,3 +69,7 @@ class Solution:
return dummy.next
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="wgFPrzTjm7s" title="Add Two Numbers - Leetcode 2 - Python" />
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ sidebar:
- `lists[i]` is sorted in ascending order.
- The sum of lists[i].length will not exceed 10^4.
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["mergeKLists(lists)"]) --> I["heap = []"]
I --> F{"more i, node in enumerate(lists)?"}
F -- yes --> C{"node?"}
C -- yes --> P["heapq.heappush(heap, (node.val, i, node)) — i breaks ties so nodes are never compared"]
P --> F
C -- no --> F
F -- no --> D["D = ListNode(), cur = D"]
D --> W{"heap?"}
W -- no --> E(["return D.next"])
W -- yes --> O["val, i, node = heapq.heappop(heap) — the smallest head across all lists"]
O --> L["cur.next = node, cur = node, node = node.next"]
L --> N{"node?"}
N -- yes --> Q["heapq.heappush(heap, (node.val, i, node))"]
Q --> W
N -- no --> W
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -67,3 +88,7 @@ class Solution:
# Space: O(n)
return D.next
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="q5a5OiGbT6Q" title="Merge K Sorted Lists - Leetcode 23 - Python" />