diff --git a/c++/Rat in a maze.cpp b/c++/Rat in a maze.cpp
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+//Alogrithm for Rat in a Maze
+//Akshat Goel
+//21065009
+//Civil
+
+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+bool Safe(int x, int y, int n, vector<vector<int>> visited, vector<vector<int>> &m )
+{
+    if((x>0 && x<n) && (y>0 && y<n) && visited[x][y] == 0 && m[x][y]==1)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    return false;
+
+}
+void solve(vector<vector<int>> &m, int n, vector<string>& ans, int x, int y, vector<vector<int>> visited, string path){
+    if(x==n-1 & y==n-1){
+        ans.push_back(path);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    visited[x][y] =1;
+
+    //down
+    int newx = x+1;
+    int newy = y;
+    if(Safe(newx,newy,n, visited,m))
+    {
+        path.push_back('D');
+        solve(m,n,ans,newx,newy,visited,path);
+        path.pop_back();
+    }
+     //left
+    int newx = x;
+    int newy = y-1;
+    if(Safe(newx,newy,n, visited,m))
+    {
+        path.push_back('L');
+        solve(m,n,ans,newx,newy,visited,path);
+        path.pop_back();
+    }
+     //right
+    int newx = x;
+    int newy = y+1;
+    if(Safe(newx,newy,n, visited,m))
+    {
+        path.push_back('R');
+        solve(m,n,ans,newx,newy,visited,path);
+        path.pop_back();
+    }
+     //up
+    int newx = x-1;
+    int newy = y;
+    if(Safe(newx,newy,n, visited,m))
+    {
+        path.push_back('U');
+        solve(m,n,ans,newx,newy,visited,path);
+        path.pop_back();
+    }
+
+
+    visited[x][y] =0;
+}
+
+vector<string> Path(vector<vector<int>> &m, int n ){
+    vector<string> ans;
+
+    if(m[0][0]==0)
+    {
+        return ans;
+    }
+
+    int srcx = 0;
+    int srcy = 0;
+    vector<vector<int>> visited = m;
+
+    for(int i=0;i<n;i++)
+    {
+        for(int j=0;j<n;j++)
+        {
+            visited[i][j]=0;
+        }
+    }
+    string path= "";
+    solve(m,n,ans,srcx,srcy,visited,path);
+    sort(ans.begin(),ans.end());
+    return ans;
+}