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

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- `p != q`
- p and q will exist in the BST.
## Approach
```mermaid
flowchart TD
S(["lowestCommonAncestor(root, p, q)"]) --> I["cur = root"]
I --> W{"cur?"}
W -- no --> E(["fall off the loop — unreachable, p and q exist in the BST"])
W -- yes --> A{"p.val < cur.val and q.val < cur.val?"}
A -- yes --> L["cur = cur.left — both sit in the left subtree"]
L --> W
A -- no --> B{"p.val > cur.val and q.val > cur.val?"}
B -- yes --> R["cur = cur.right — both sit in the right subtree"]
R --> W
B -- no --> C(["return cur — the paths to p and q split here"])
```
## Solution
```py
@@ -54,3 +70,7 @@ class Solution:
else:
return cur
```
## Explanation
<YouTube id="gs2LMfuOR9k" title="Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Search Tree - Leetcode 235 - Python" />