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2343\. Query Kth Smallest Trimmed Number

Medium

You are given a **0-indexed** array of strings `nums`, where each string is of **equal length** and consists of only digits.

You are also given a **0-indexed** 2D integer array `queries` where queries[i] = [ki, trimi]. For each `queries[i]`, you need to:

*   **Trim** each number in `nums` to its **rightmost** trimi digits.
*   Determine the **index** of the kith smallest trimmed number in `nums`. If two trimmed numbers are equal, the number with the **lower** index is considered to be smaller.
*   Reset each number in `nums` to its original length.

Return _an array_ `answer` _of the same length as_ `queries`, _where_ `answer[i]` _is the answer to the_ ith _query._

**Note**:

*   To trim to the rightmost `x` digits means to keep removing the leftmost digit, until only `x` digits remain.
*   Strings in `nums` may contain leading zeros.

**Example 1:**

**Input:** nums = ["102","473","251","814"], queries = [[1,1],[2,3],[4,2],[1,2]]

**Output:** [2,2,1,0]

**Explanation:**

1. After trimming to the last digit, nums = ["2","3","1","4"]. The smallest number is 1 at index 2.

2. Trimmed to the last 3 digits, nums is unchanged. The 2nd smallest number is 251 at index 2.

3. Trimmed to the last 2 digits, nums = ["02","73","51","14"]. The 4th smallest number is 73.

4. Trimmed to the last 2 digits, the smallest number is 2 at index 0.

   Note that the trimmed number "02" is evaluated as 2. 

**Example 2:**

**Input:** nums = ["24","37","96","04"], queries = [[2,1],[2,2]]

**Output:** [3,0]

**Explanation:**

1. Trimmed to the last digit, nums = ["4","7","6","4"]. The 2nd smallest number is 4 at index 3.

   There are two occurrences of 4, but the one at index 0 is considered smaller than the one at index 3.
   
2. Trimmed to the last 2 digits, nums is unchanged. The 2nd smallest number is 24. 

**Constraints:**

*   `1 <= nums.length <= 100`
*   `1 <= nums[i].length <= 100`
*   `nums[i]` consists of only digits.
*   All `nums[i].length` are **equal**.
*   `1 <= queries.length <= 100`
*   `queries[i].length == 2`
*   1 <= ki <= nums.length
*   1 <= trimi <= nums[i].length

**Follow up:** Could you use the **Radix Sort Algorithm** to solve this problem? What will be the complexity of that solution?




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