Problem 44888. Given a matrix A (size m x n) create a matrix B which consists of matrix A sorted in descending order by columns and then by rows.

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A=
[ 2 6 -3
7 12 0
-12 5 1]
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B=

    [12     7     1
     6     2     0
     5    -3   -12];

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