For this problem https://codeforces.net/gym/103708/problem/G, the "proper" way to solve it is to use Multi Dimensional Ternary Search (https://codeforces.net/blog/entry/98524).
If I were to solve it with random search (it passes: https://codeforces.net/gym/103708/submission/274048924), would this be considered a valid solution? I feel like saying no would invalidate the use of string / polynomial hashing but saying yes feels very much wrong. What are your opinions?