I have a list of sizes ( for example : 3X1 , 4X2 and so on..) i want to check if i can put all of them in one matrix. i need to do it in a recursive way. the function I need to write is a function that get the size of the matrix(m and n) and 2d array called tiles. tiles[][] contains for example {{1, 1}, {1, 1}, {1, 1}, {1, 1}}, and the size of the matrix 2,2. now i need to take those details and check if the matrix contains the list of tiles , for this example is true because {1,1} is a one place in the matrix is like 1X1 , before the X is Height and after is Width. ( you can see in the image below). the function that i wrote till now is :

public static int[][] insertIntoKnapsack(int n, int m, int[][] tiles) {
  int[][] ans = new int[n][m];

   int H,W;
     for(int ind=0;ind<tiles.length;ind++)
       { 
          H = tiles[ind][0];
          W = tiles[ind][1];

the mission is to make a recursive function that put all the tiles list in the mXn matrix, if the matrix contains all the list so its true.

there is example attached

http://i.stack.imgur.com/2Rzta.png

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The main question is how to add valued to matrix recursivley, I gave the example in the image, there you can see the type of the values.

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