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 Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

use std::cmp::*;
use std::io::*;
use std::str::FromStr;
use utils::*;

pub fn main() {
    let i = stdin();
    let mut o = Vec::new();
    run(i.lock(), &mut o);
    stdout().write_all(&o).unwrap();
}

fn run<R: BufRead, W: Write>(i: R, o: &mut W) {
    let mut i = CpReader::new(i);
    let n = i.read::<usize>();
    let mut a = Vec::new();
    for _ in 0..n {
        a.push(i.read::<isize>());
    }

    writeln!(o, "{}", solve(a)).unwrap();
}
fn solve(mut a: Vec<isize>) -> isize {
    a.sort();

    let v = a[0];
    let mut v = (v, v);
    let mut i = (1, a.len() - 1);

    let mut result = 0;

    while i.0 <= i.1 {
        let d = ((v.0 - a[i.1]).abs(), (v.1 - a[i.0]).abs());

        if d.0 >= d.1 {
            v.0 = a[i.1];
            i.1 -= 1;
            result += d.0;
        } else {
            v.1 = a[i.0];
            i.0 += 1;
            result += d.1;
        }
        v = (min(v.0, v.1), max(v.0, v.1));
    }
    result
}

mod utils {
    use super::*;

    pub struct CpReader<R: BufRead> {
        r: R,
        s: String,
    }

    macro_rules! fn_read {
        { $f:ident($($t:ident),*) } => {
            #[allow(dead_code)]
            pub fn $f<$($t: FromStr),*>(&mut self) -> ($($t),*) {
                let i = &mut self.read_line().split(' ');
                ($(read_next::<$t,_>(i)),*)
            }
        };
    }

    impl<R: BufRead> CpReader<R> {
        pub fn new(r: R) -> Self {
            CpReader {
                r: r,
                s: String::new(),
            }
        }
        pub fn read_line(&mut self) -> &str {
            self.s.clear();
            self.r.read_line(&mut self.s).unwrap();
            self.s.trim()
        }

        pub fn read<T: FromStr>(&mut self) -> T {
            self.read_line().parse().ok().unwrap()
        }
        fn_read! { read2(T1, T2) }
        fn_read! { read3(T1, T2, T3) }
        fn_read! { read4(T1, T2, T3, T4) }
        fn_read! { read5(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5) }
    }
    fn read_next<'a, T: FromStr, I: Iterator<Item = &'a str>>(i: &mut I) -> T {
        i.next().unwrap().parse().ok().unwrap()
    }

}