Problem:
Score : 400 points

Problem Statement

You are given N integers; the i-th of them is A_i.
Find the maximum possible sum of the absolute differences between the adjacent elements after arranging these integers in a row in any order you like.

Constraints

2 \leq N \leq 10^5

1 \leq A_i \leq 10^9

All values in input are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N
A_1
:
A_N

Output

Print the maximum possible sum of the absolute differences between the adjacent elements after arranging the given integers in a row in any order you like.

Sample Input 1

5
6
8
1
2
3

Sample Output 1

21

When the integers are arranged as 3,8,1,6,2, the sum of the absolute differences between the adjacent elements is |3 - 8| + |8 - 1| + |1 - 6| + |6 - 2| = 21. This is the maximum possible sum.

Sample Input 2

6
3
1
4
1
5
9

Sample Output 2

25

Sample Input 3

3
5
5
1

Sample Output 3

8

Solution in Go (1.6) (judge verdict: Accepted)

/*
URL:
https://atcoder.jp/contests/tenka1-2018-beginner/tasks/tenka1_2018_c
*/

package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"math"
	"os"
	"sort"
	"strconv"
)

/********** FAU standard libraries **********/

//fmt.Sprintf("%b\n", 255) 	// binary expression

/********** I/O usage **********/

//str := ReadString()
//i := ReadInt()
//X := ReadIntSlice(n)
//S := ReadRuneSlice()
//a := ReadFloat64()
//A := ReadFloat64Slice(n)

//str := ZeroPaddingRuneSlice(num, 32)
//str := PrintIntsLine(X...)

/*******************************************************************/

const (
	// General purpose
	MOD          = 1000000000 + 7
	ALPHABET_NUM = 26
	INF_INT64    = math.MaxInt64
	INF_BIT60    = 1 << 60
	INF_INT32    = math.MaxInt32
	INF_BIT30    = 1 << 30
	NIL          = -1

	// for dijkstra, prim, and so on
	WHITE = 0
	GRAY  = 1
	BLACK = 2
)

func init() {
	// bufio.ScanWords <---> bufio.ScanLines
	ReadString = newReadString(os.Stdin, bufio.ScanWords)
	stdout = bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
}

var (
	n int
	A []int
)

func main() {
	n = ReadInt()
	A = ReadIntSlice(n)

	sort.Sort(sort.IntSlice(A))

	P := []int{1}
	for i := 1; i < n-1; i++ {
		if i%2 == 1 {
			P = append(P, -2)
		} else {
			P = append(P, 2)
		}
	}
	if n%2 == 1 {
		P = append(P, 1)
	} else {
		P = append(P, -1)
	}

	Q := []int{-1}
	for i := 1; i < n-1; i++ {
		if i%2 == 1 {
			Q = append(Q, 2)
		} else {
			Q = append(Q, -2)
		}
	}
	if n%2 == 1 {
		Q = append(Q, -1)
	} else {
		Q = append(Q, 1)
	}

	sort.Sort(sort.IntSlice(P))
	sort.Sort(sort.IntSlice(Q))

	fmt.Println(Max(sub(A, P), sub(A, Q)))
}

// Max returns the max integer among input set.
// This function needs at least 1 argument (no argument causes panic).
func Max(integers ...int) int {
	m := integers[0]
	for i, integer := range integers {
		if i == 0 {
			continue
		}
		if m < integer {
			m = integer
		}
	}
	return m
}

func sub(A, C []int) int {
	res := 0
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		res += A[i] * C[i]
	}
	return res
}

/*******************************************************************/

/*********** I/O ***********/

var (
	// ReadString returns a WORD string.
	ReadString func() string
	stdout     *bufio.Writer
)

func newReadString(ior io.Reader, sf bufio.SplitFunc) func() string {
	r := bufio.NewScanner(ior)
	r.Buffer(make([]byte, 1024), int(1e+9)) // for Codeforces
	r.Split(sf)

	return func() string {
		if !r.Scan() {
			panic("Scan failed")
		}
		return r.Text()
	}
}

// ReadInt returns an integer.
func ReadInt() int {
	return int(readInt64())
}
func ReadInt2() (int, int) {
	return int(readInt64()), int(readInt64())
}
func ReadInt3() (int, int, int) {
	return int(readInt64()), int(readInt64()), int(readInt64())
}
func ReadInt4() (int, int, int, int) {
	return int(readInt64()), int(readInt64()), int(readInt64()), int(readInt64())
}

// ReadInt64 returns as integer as int64.
func ReadInt64() int64 {
	return readInt64()
}
func ReadInt64_2() (int64, int64) {
	return readInt64(), readInt64()
}
func ReadInt64_3() (int64, int64, int64) {
	return readInt64(), readInt64(), readInt64()
}
func ReadInt64_4() (int64, int64, int64, int64) {
	return readInt64(), readInt64(), readInt64(), readInt64()
}

func readInt64() int64 {
	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(ReadString(), 0, 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	return i
}

// ReadIntSlice returns an integer slice that has n integers.
func ReadIntSlice(n int) []int {
	b := make([]int, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		b[i] = ReadInt()
	}
	return b
}

// ReadInt64Slice returns as int64 slice that has n integers.
func ReadInt64Slice(n int) []int64 {
	b := make([]int64, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		b[i] = ReadInt64()
	}
	return b
}

// ReadFloat64 returns an float64.
func ReadFloat64() float64 {
	return float64(readFloat64())
}

func readFloat64() float64 {
	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(ReadString(), 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	return f
}

// ReadFloatSlice returns an float64 slice that has n float64.
func ReadFloat64Slice(n int) []float64 {
	b := make([]float64, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		b[i] = ReadFloat64()
	}
	return b
}

// ReadRuneSlice returns a rune slice.
func ReadRuneSlice() []rune {
	return []rune(ReadString())
}

/*********** Debugging ***********/

// ZeroPaddingRuneSlice returns binary expressions of integer n with zero padding.
// For debugging use.
func ZeroPaddingRuneSlice(n, digitsNum int) []rune {
	sn := fmt.Sprintf("%b", n)

	residualLength := digitsNum - len(sn)
	if residualLength <= 0 {
		return []rune(sn)
	}

	zeros := make([]rune, residualLength)
	for i := 0; i < len(zeros); i++ {
		zeros[i] = '0'
	}

	res := []rune{}
	res = append(res, zeros...)
	res = append(res, []rune(sn)...)

	return res
}

// Strtoi is a wrapper of strconv.Atoi().
// If strconv.Atoi() returns an error, Strtoi calls panic.
func Strtoi(s string) int {
	if i, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err != nil {
		panic(errors.New("[argument error]: Strtoi only accepts integer string"))
	} else {
		return i
	}
}

// PrintIntsLine returns integers string delimited by a space.
func PrintIntsLine(A ...int) string {
	res := []rune{}

	for i := 0; i < len(A); i++ {
		str := strconv.Itoa(A[i])
		res = append(res, []rune(str)...)

		if i != len(A)-1 {
			res = append(res, ' ')
		}
	}

	return string(res)
}

// PrintIntsLine returns integers string delimited by a space.
func PrintInts64Line(A ...int64) string {
	res := []rune{}

	for i := 0; i < len(A); i++ {
		str := strconv.FormatInt(A[i], 10) // 64bit int version
		res = append(res, []rune(str)...)

		if i != len(A)-1 {
			res = append(res, ' ')
		}
	}

	return string(res)
}

// PrintfDebug is wrapper of fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, a...)
func PrintfDebug(format string, a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, a...)
}

// PrintfBufStdout is function for output strings to buffered os.Stdout.
// You may have to call stdout.Flush() finally.
func PrintfBufStdout(format string, a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(stdout, format, a...)
}