Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

Snuke and Raccoon have a heap of N cards. The i-th card from the top has the integer a_i written on it.

They will share these cards.
First, Snuke will take some number of cards from the top of the heap, then Raccoon will take all the remaining cards.
Here, both Snuke and Raccoon have to take at least one card.

Let the sum of the integers on Snuke's cards and Raccoon's cards be x and y, respectively.
They would like to minimize |x-y|.
Find the minimum possible value of |x-y|.

Constraints

2 \leq N \leq 2 \times 10^5

-10^{9} \leq a_i \leq 10^{9}

a_i is an integer.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N
a_1 a_2 ... a_{N}

Output

Print the answer.

Sample Input 1

6
1 2 3 4 5 6

Sample Output 1

1

If Snuke takes four cards from the top, and Raccoon takes the remaining two cards, x=10, y=11, and thus |x-y|=1. This is the minimum possible value.

Sample Input 2

2
10 -10

Sample Output 2

20

Snuke can only take one card from the top, and Raccoon can only take the remaining one card. In this case, x=10, y=-10, and thus |x-y|=20.

Solution in C# (Mono 4.6.2.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Text;
namespace Program {
    class MainClass {
        //C#Lover///////////////////////////////////////////////////
        int N;
        int[] A;
        void Solve() {
            N = io.Int;
            A = new int[N];
            N.rep(i => A[i] = io.Int);
                  
            long aSum = 0;
            long sSum = 0;

            N.rep(i => sSum += A[i]);

            aSum += A[0];
            sSum -= A[0];
            long ans = Math.Abs(sSum-aSum);

            for (int i = 1; i < N - 1; i++) {
                aSum += A[i];
                sSum -= A[i];
                ans = Math.Min(ans, Math.Abs(sSum-aSum));
            }

            io.o(ans);

        }
        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        public static void Main(string[] args) { new MainClass().Stream(); }
        IO io = new IO();
        void Stream() { Solve(); io.writeFlush(); }
        //void Stream() { Test(); io.writeFlush(); }
        void Test() {        }
        #region MockMacro
        //Hack Update
        //cannot use break,continue,goto
        void FOR(int a, int b, Action<int> act) { for (int i = a; i < b; i ++) act(i); }
        void REP(int n, Action<int> act) { for (int i = 0; i < n ; i ++) act(i); }
        string JOIN(params string[] s) { return string.Join(" ", s); }

        #endregion
    }
    #region default
    class IO {
        TYPE tp;
        string[] nextBuffer; int BufferCnt; char[] cs = new char[] { ' ' };
        StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(Console.OpenStandardOutput()) { AutoFlush = false };
        public IO() { nextBuffer = new string[0]; BufferCnt = 0; Console.SetOut(sw); tp = new TYPE(); }
        public string Next() {
            if (BufferCnt < nextBuffer.Length) return nextBuffer[BufferCnt++];
            string st = Console.ReadLine();
            while (st == "") st = Console.ReadLine();
            nextBuffer = st.Split(cs, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
            BufferCnt = 0;
            return nextBuffer[BufferCnt++];
        }
        public string String => Next();       
        public char Char => char.Parse(String);
        public int Int => int.Parse(String);
        public long Long => long.Parse(String);
        public double Double => double.Parse(String);
        public string[] arr => Console.ReadLine().Split(' ');
        public char[] arrChar => Array.ConvertAll(arr, char.Parse);
        public int[] arrInt => Array.ConvertAll(arr, int.Parse);
        public long[] arrLong => Array.ConvertAll(arr, long.Parse);
        public double[] arrDouble => Array.ConvertAll(arr, double.Parse);
        public T i<T>() { return tp.suitType<T>(String); }
        public void i<T>(out T v) { v = tp.suitType<T>(String); }
        public void i<T, U>(out T v1, out U v2) { i(out v1); i(out v2); }
        public void i<T, U, V>(out T v1, out U v2, out V v3) { i(out v1); i(out v2); i(out v3); }
        public void i<T, U, V, W>(out T v1, out U v2, out V v3, out W v4) { i(out v1); i(out v2); i(out v3); i(out v4); }
        public void i<T, U, V, W, X>(out T v1, out U v2, out V v3, out W v4, out X v5) { i(out v1); i(out v2); i(out v3); i(out v4); i(out v5); }
        public void ini<T>(out T[] a, int n) { a = new T[n]; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a[i] = tp.suitType<T>(String); }
        public void ini<T>(out T[] a, out T[] b, int n) { a = new T[n]; b = new T[n]; for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { a[i] = i<T>(); b[i] = i<T>(); } }
        public void ini<T>(out T[,] a, int h, int w) { a = new T[h, w]; for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) for (int j = 0; j < w; j++) a[i, j] = i<T>(); }
        public void o<T>(T v) { Console.WriteLine(v); }
        public void o<T>(params T[] a) { Array.ForEach(a, n => o(n)); }
        public void o<T>(List<T> l) { o(l.ToArray()); }
        public void ol<T>(T v) { Console.Write(v + " "); }
        public void ol<T>(params T[] a) { Array.ForEach(a, n => ol(n)); br(); }
        public void ol<T>(List<T> l) { ol(l.ToArray()); }
        public void br() { o(""); }
        public void writeFlush() { Console.Out.Flush(); }
    }
    class Operation<T> {
        public Operation() {
            var availableT = new Type[] { typeof(int), typeof(long), typeof(double) };
            if (!availableT.Contains(typeof(T))) throw new NotSupportedException();
            var p1 = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T));
            var p2 = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T));
            Add = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, T>>(Expression.Add(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            Sub = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, T>>(Expression.Subtract(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            Mul = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, T>>(Expression.Multiply(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            Div = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, T>>(Expression.Divide(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            Mod = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, T>>(Expression.Modulo(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            EQ = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, bool>>(Expression.Equal(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            GT = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, bool>>(Expression.GreaterThan(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            GE = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, bool>>(Expression.GreaterThanOrEqual(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            LT = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, bool>>(Expression.LessThan(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
            LE = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, T, bool>>(Expression.LessThanOrEqual(p1, p2), p1, p2).Compile();
        }
        public Func<T, T, T> Add { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, T> Sub { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, T> Mul { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, T> Div { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, T> Mod { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, bool> EQ { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, bool> GT { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, bool> GE { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, bool> LT { get; private set; }
        public Func<T, T, bool> LE { get; private set; }
    }
    class OP {
        //Matを簡潔に...
        public T Add<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.Add(a, b); }
        public T Sub<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.Sub(a, b); }
        public T Mul<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.Mul(a, b); }
        public T Div<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.Div(a, b); }
        public T Mod<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.Mod(a, b); }
        public bool EQ<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.EQ(a, b); }
        public bool GT<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.GT(a, b); }
        public bool GE<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.GE(a, b); }
        public bool LT<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.LT(a, b); }
        public bool LE<T>(T a, T b) { var op = new Operation<T>(); return op.LE(a, b); }
    }
    class TYPE {
        public bool typeEQ<T, U>() { return typeof(T).Equals(typeof(U)); }
        public T convertType<T, U>(U v) { return (T)Convert.ChangeType(v, typeof(T)); }
        public T suitType<T>(string s) {
            if (typeEQ<T, int>()) return convertType<T, int>(int.Parse(s));
            if (typeEQ<T, long>()) return convertType<T, long>(long.Parse(s));
            if (typeEQ<T, double>()) return convertType<T, double>(double.Parse(s));
            if (typeEQ<T, char>()) return convertType<T, char>(char.Parse(s));
            return convertType<T, string>(s);
        }
    }
    class PQueue<T> where T : IComparable {
        public List<T> heap;
        private Comparison<T> comp;
        private IComparer<T> comparer;
        private int size = 0;
        private int type;
        public PQueue(int type = 0) : this(Comparer<T>.Default) { this.type = type; }
        public PQueue(IComparer<T> comparer) : this(16, comparer.Compare) { this.comparer = comparer; }
        public PQueue(Comparison<T> comparison) : this(16, comparison) { }
        public PQueue(int capacity, Comparison<T> comparison) { this.heap = new List<T>(capacity); this.comp = comparison; }
        public void Enqueue(T item) {
            this.heap.Add(item); var i = size++;
            while (i > 0) { var p = (i - 1) >> 1; if (Compare(this.heap[p], item) <= 0) break; this.heap[i] = heap[p]; i = p; }
            this.heap[i] = item;
        }
        public T Dequeue() {
            var ret = this.heap[0]; var x = this.heap[--size]; var i = 0;
            while ((i << 1) + 1 < size) {
                var a = (i << 1) + 1; var b = (i << 1) + 2; if (b < size && Compare(heap[b], heap[a]) < 0) a = b;
                if (Compare(heap[a], x) >= 0) break; heap[i] = heap[a]; i = a;
            }
            heap[i] = x; heap.RemoveAt(size);
            return ret;
        }
        public T Peek() { return heap[0]; }
        public int Count { get { return size; } }
        public bool Any() { return size > 0; }
        public bool Empty() { return !Any(); }
        public bool Contains(T v) { return heap.Contains(v); }
        private int Compare(T x, T y) { return type == 0 ? x.CompareTo(y) : y.CompareTo(x); }
    }
    #endregion
    #region other
    class Mat {
        OP op;
        public Mat() { op = new OP(); }
        public int mod = 1000000007;//10^9+7
        public long Pow(long a, long b) {
            if (b == 0) return 1;
            if (b % 2 == 1) return (a % mod * Pow(a % mod, b - 1) % mod) % mod;
            else return Pow(a * a % mod, b / 2) % mod;
        }
        public long Fact(long n) {
            return (n != 0) ? (n % mod * (Fact(n - 1) % mod) % mod) : 1;
        }
        public long C(long n, long r) {
            if (r == 0 || n == r) return 1;else if (n <= 0||n<r) return 0;//n<0||n<r:invalid
            else return (Fact(n) % mod * Pow((Fact(n - r) % mod * Fact(r) % mod) % mod, mod - 2) % mod) % mod;
        }
        public bool isPrime(long n) {
            if (n == 2) return true; if (n < 2 || n % 2 == 0) return false;
            for (long v = 3; v <= (long)Math.Sqrt(n); v += 2) if (n % v == 0) return false;
            return true;
        }
        public long LCM(long a, long b) { return a * (b / GCD(a, b)); }
        public long LCM(params long[] a) { return a.Aggregate((v, n) => LCM(v, n)); }
        public long GCD(long a, long b) { if (a < b) Swap(ref a, ref b); return b == 0 ? a : GCD(b, a % b); }
        public long GCD(params long[] array) { return array.Aggregate((v, next) => GCD(v, next)); }
        public void Swap<T>(ref T a, ref T b) { T tmp = a; a = b; b = tmp; }
        public T Max<T>(params T[] v) { return v.Max(); }
        public T Min<T>(params T[] v) { return v.Min(); }
        public double Dis(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2) { return Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow((x2 - x1), 2) + Math.Pow((y2 - y1), 2)); }
        public int mDis(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2) { return Math.Abs(x1 - x2) + Math.Abs(y1 - y2); }
        public int Digit(long n) { return (n == 0) ? 1 : (int)Math.Log10(n) + 1; }
        public int DigVal(int n, int dig) { return (n % (int)Pow(10, dig)) / (int)Pow(10, dig - 1); }
        public int[] DigValArr(int n) { int[] ret = new int[Digit(n)]; M.REP(ret.Length, i => ret[i] = DigVal(n, i + 1)); return ret; }
        public int Clamp(int n, int a, int b) { return (n < a) ? a : (b < n) ? b : n; }
        public long Clamp(long n, long a, long b) { return (n < a) ? a : (b < n) ? b : n; }
        public double Clamp(double n, double a, double b) { return (n < a) ? a : (b < n) ? b : n; }
        public long Tousa(long a, long d, int n) { return a + (n - 1) * d; }
        public long TousaSum(long a, long d, int n) { return n * (2 * a + (n - 1) * d) / 2; }
    }
    class AssociativeArray<T> {//hack:配列時要初期化
        public Dictionary<T, int> dic;
        public AssociativeArray() { dic = new Dictionary<T, int>(); }
        public AssociativeArray(params T[] a) { dic = new Dictionary<T, int>(); Add(a); }
        public void Add(params T[] a) { M.REP(a.Length, i => { if (!conK(a[i])) dic[a[i]] = 0; dic[a[i]]++; }); }
        public void Set(T k, int v) { if (!dic.ContainsKey(k)) dic[k] = 0; dic[k] = v; }
        public void Remove(params T[] a) { M.REP(a.Length, i => { if (conK(a[i])) dic.Remove(a[i]); }); }
        public T[] Keys() { return dic.Keys.ToArray<T>(); }
        public int Val(T k) { return (dic.ContainsKey(k)) ? dic[k] : 0; }
        public int ValSum => dic.Values.Sum();
        public int KeyNum => dic.Keys.Count;
        public int MaxVal => dic.Values.Max();
        public int MinVal => dic.Values.Min();
        public T MaxKey => dic.First(d => d.Value == MaxVal).Key;
        public T MinKey => dic.First(d => d.Value == MinVal).Key;
        public bool conK(T k) { return dic.ContainsKey(k); }
        public bool anyK(params T[] k) { return k.Any(key => conK(key)); }
        public bool allK(params T[] k) { return k.All(key => conK(key)); }
        public void Show() { foreach (var v in dic) { Console.WriteLine(v.Key + " : " + v.Value); } }
        //:sort->array
    }
    class BasicGraph{//まとめよう
        public List<Tuple<long, long>>[] G;
        public void Init(long n) { G = new List<Tuple<long, long>>[n + 1]; M.REP(G.Length, i => G[i] = new List<Tuple<long, long>>()); }
        public void Dir(long[] f, long[] t) { M.REP(f.Length, i => { G[f[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(t[i], 1L)); }); }
        public void Dir(long[] f, long[] t,long[] c) { M.REP(f.Length, i => { G[f[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(t[i], c[i])); }); }
        public void NonDir(long[] f, long[] t) { M.REP(f.Length, i => { G[f[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(t[i], 1L));G[t[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(f[i], 1L)); }); }
        public void NonDir(long[] f, long[] t, long[] c) { M.REP(f.Length, i => { G[f[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(t[i], c[i]));G[t[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(f[i], c[i])); }); }
    }
    class TreeDis {//test
        public List<Tuple<long, long>>[] g; public long[] a2other; private int type;
        public TreeDis(int type = 0) { this.type = type; }//0->bfs,other->dfs
        public void Init(long n) { g = new List<Tuple<long, long>>[n + 1]; M.REP(g.Length, i => g[i] = new List<Tuple<long, long>>()); }
        public void Run(long[] a, long[] b) { M.REP(a.Length, i => { g[a[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(b[i], 1L)); g[b[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(a[i], 1L)); }); }
        public void Run(long[] a, long[] b, long[] w) { M.REP(a.Length, i => { g[a[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(b[i], w[i])); g[b[i]].Add(Tuple.Create(a[i], w[i])); }); }
        public long[] a2iArr(long a) { a2other = new long[g.Count()]; if (type == 0) BFS(a); else DFS(a); return a2other; }
        private void BFS(long a) {
            var q = new Queue<Tuple<long, long>>(); q.Enqueue(Tuple.Create(a, -1L));
            while (q.Count > 0) {
                var c = q.Dequeue();
                foreach (var v in g[c.Item1]) {
                    if (v.Item1 == c.Item2) continue;
                    a2other[v.Item1] = a2other[c.Item1] + v.Item2; q.Enqueue(Tuple.Create(v.Item1, c.Item1));
                }
            }
        }
        private void DFS(long a) {
            var s = new Stack<Tuple<long, long>>(); s.Push(Tuple.Create(a, -1L));
            while (s.Count > 0) {
                var c = s.Pop();
                foreach (var v in g[c.Item1]) {
                    if (v.Item1 == c.Item2) continue;
                    a2other[v.Item1] = a2other[c.Item1] + v.Item2;s.Push(Tuple.Create(v.Item1, c.Item1));
                }
            }
        }
    }
    class Dijkstra {//未test,TODO:隣接対応
        private int Index = -1; private long INF = (int)1e9; private long[,] m;
        public Dijkstra() { }
        public void init(int n) {
            Index = n + 1; m = new long[Index, Index];
            M.REP(Index, i => M.REP(Index, j => m[i, j] = INF)); M.REP(Index, i => m[i, i] = 0);
        }
        public void AddPath(long f, long t, long w) { m[f, t] = Math.Min(m[f, t], w); m[t, f] = m[f, t]; }
        public long GetMinCost(long f, long t) {
            long[] w = new long[Index];
            M.REP(Index, i => w[i] = INF); w[f] = 0;
            var pq = new PQueue<Tuple<long, long>>(); pq.Enqueue(Tuple.Create(0L, f));//cost<-from
            while (pq.Count > 0) {
                var c = pq.Dequeue(); if (c.Item2 < c.Item1) continue;
                M.REP(Index, i => {
                    long w2i = m[c.Item2, i] == INF ? INF : c.Item1 + m[c.Item2, i];
                    if (w2i < w[i]) { w[i] = w2i; pq.Enqueue(Tuple.Create(w2i, (long)i)); }
                });
            }
            return w[t];
        }
    }
    class WarshallFloyd {//TODO:update
        int INF;
        public WarshallFloyd() { INF = (int)(1e8); }
        public WarshallFloyd(int INF) { this.INF = INF; }
        public int[,] Run(int[,] m) {
            int edgeLength = m.GetLength(0);
            for (int i = 0; i < edgeLength; i++)
                for (int j = 0; j < edgeLength; j++)
                    for (int k = 0; k < edgeLength; k++)
                        m[j, k] = Math.Min(m[j, k], m[j, i] + m[i, k]);
            return m;
        }
        public int[,] Init(int n) {
            int[,] m = new int[n, n];
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
                for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
                    m[i, j] = INF;
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
                m[i, i] = 0;
            return m;
        }
    }
    class UnionFind {
        public long[] parent; public long[] depth;
        public void Init(long n) { parent = new long[n]; depth = new long[n]; M.REP(n, i => parent[i] = i); }
        public long Find(long x) { return (parent[x] == x) ? x : parent[x] = Find(parent[x]); }
        public void Unite(long x, long y) {
            x = Find(x); y = Find(y); if (x == y) return;
            if (depth[x] < depth[y]) parent[x] = y; else { parent[y] = x; if (depth[x] == depth[y]) depth[x]++; }
        }
        public bool Same(long a, long b) { return Find(a) == Find(b); }
    }
    class Index { 
        public int[] Comp(int[] bef){
            int[] aft = new int[bef.Length];
            var tmp = bef.Distinct().OrderBy(v => v).Select((v, i) => new { v, i }).ToDictionary(p => p.v, p => p.i);
            aft = bef.Select(v => tmp[v]).ToArray();
            return aft;
        }
    }
    class Time { public bool isLeapYear(int y) { return (y % 400 == 0 || (y % 4 == 0 && y % 100 != 0)); } }

    #endregion
    #region Ex
    static class StringEX {//文字
        public static string Reversed(this string s) { return string.Join("", s.Reverse()); }
        public static string Repeat(this string s, int n) { return string.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(s, n).ToArray()); }
        public static int toInt(this string s) { int n; return (int.TryParse(s.TrimStart('0'), out n)) ? n : 0; }
        public static int toInt(this char c) { return toInt(c.ToString()); }
        public static int toInt(this char[] c) { return toInt(new string(c)); }
        public static string toString(this char[] c) { return new string(c); }

    }
    static class NumericEx {//数値
        public static string pad0<T>(this T v, int n) { return v.ToString().PadLeft(n, '0'); }
        public static double RoundOff(this double v,int n) {return Math.Round(v, n-1, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);}
    }
    static class ArrayEX {
        public static T[] Sort<T>(this T[] a) { Array.Sort(a); return a; }
        public static void Set<T>(this T[] a, T v) { M.REP(a.Length, i => a[i] = v); }
        public static void Set<T>(this T[,] a, T v) { M.REP(a.GetLength(0), i => M.REP(a.GetLength(1), j => a[i, j] = v)); }
    }
    static class BitEx {
        public static bool Any(this BitArray b) { foreach (bool f in b) if (f) return true; return false; }
        public static bool All(this BitArray b) { foreach (bool f in b) if (!f) return false; return true; }
        public static bool None(this BitArray b) { return !Any(b); }
        public static void Flip(this BitArray b, int index) { b.Set(index, !b.Get(index)); }
    }
    static class M {
        public static void REP(int n, Action<int> a) { for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) a(i); }
        public static void REP(long n, Action<long> a) { for (long i = 0; i < n; i++) a(i); }
    }
    static class TestEx{
        public static void rep(this int v, Action<int> act) { for (int i = 0; i < v; i++) act(i); }        
    }
    #endregion
}