Hi, in the past few contests I have noticed that in some question few important points were not highlighted/bold. In those cases the participant sometimes tend to overlook the important details and assumptions that the question provides.
Let me cite a few examples.
In problem 1948C - Arrow Path, the part where its written that n is even is not properly highlighted. Other important details are highlighted, but they missed this part. I myself overlooked this information, which caused nothing but delay in solving and submission.
In problem 1933C - Turtle Fingers: Count the Values of k, the part where its written to find all distinct values of k, is also not highlighted.
Its my humble request to the problem authors, to please take care of these small details and make the experience to participate in contests smooth and pleasant.
I faced the same problem. Wasted my time :(.Pls look into it.
Problem statement should be read properly before attempting instead of just seeing the bold and highlighted text and then approaching the problem.It is not the way of doing question.So i request you not to blame authors for your mistakes.
I'm not blaming the authors for the mistakes I committed. I totally agree it is my fault, but it's just a request from my side. This will improve the readability of the question, basically it would be a win-win situation for the authors as well as for the participants.