You have an array arr of length n where arr[i] = (2 * i) + 1 for all valid values of i (i.e. 0 <= i < n).
In one operation, you can select two indices x and y where 0 <= x, y < n and subtract 1 from arr[x] and add 1 to arr[y] (i.e. perform arr[x] -=1 and arr[y] += 1). The goal is to make all the elements of the array equal. It is guaranteed that all the elements of the array can be made equal using some operations.
Given an integer n, the length of the array. Return the minimum number of operations needed to make all the elements of arr equal.
 
Example 1:
Input: n = 3
Output: 2
Explanation: arr = [1, 3, 5]
First operation choose x = 2 and y = 0, this leads arr to be [2, 3, 4]
In the second operation choose x = 2 and y = 0 again, thus arr = [3, 3, 3].

Example 2:
Input: n = 6
Output: 9

 
Constraints:

1 <= n <= 10^4

Difficulty: MEDIUM
Tags: Mathematics

Starter code:
class Solution:
    def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
        

Solutions:
class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		return n * n >> 2


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		if n % 2 == 0:
			return n // 2 * (n // 2)
		else:
			return (n - 1) * (1 + (n - 1) // 2) // 2


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		out = 0
		diff = n - 1
		while diff > 0:
			out += diff
			diff -= 2
		return out


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		c = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			c += n - (2 * i + 1)
		return c


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		sum_out = None
		if n % 2 == 1:
			l = int(n / 2)
			num_ops = n - 1
			sum_out = 0
			for i in range(l):
				sum_out += num_ops
				num_ops -= 2
		elif n % 2 == 0:
			num_ops = n - 1
			l = int(n / 2)
			sum_out = 0
			for i in range(l):
				sum_out += num_ops
				num_ops -= 2
		return sum_out


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		avg = n
		count = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			count += avg - (2 * i + 1)
		return count


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		if n == 1:
			return 0
		result = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			if n % 2 != 0:
				result += 2 * (i + 1)
			else:
				result += 1 + 2 * i
		return result


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		count = sum([x * 2 for x in range((n + 1) // 2)])
		if n % 2 == 0:
			count += n // 2
		return count


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		(i, ans) = (1, 0)
		while i < n:
			ans += n - i
			i += 2
		return ans


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		(l, r) = (1, 2 * (n - 1) + 1)
		total = 0
		while l < r:
			total += (r - l) // 2
			l += 2
			r -= 2
		return total


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		res = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			res += abs(2 * i + 1 - n)
		return res


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		count = 0
		if n % 2 == 1:
			i = 0
			mid = 2 * int(n / 2) + 1
			while i < int(n / 2):
				count += mid - (2 * i + 1)
				i += 1
		else:
			i = 0
			mid = 2 * (n / 2)
			while i < n / 2 - 1:
				count += mid - (2 * i + 1)
				i += 1
			count += 1
		return int(count)


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		mid_point = 2 * (n // 2) + 1 - (n % 2 == 0)
		return sum([mid_point - (2 * i + 1) for i in range(n // 2)])


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		even = n % 2 == 0 and True or False
		half = even and int(n / 2) or n // 2
		left = right = 0
		for i in range(n):
			if i < half:
				left += 2 * i + 1
			elif i == half and even:
				return left
			elif i > half:
				right += 2 * i + 1
		return int((right - left) / 2)


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		if n == 1:
			return 0
		low = 0
		hi = n - 1
		num_ops = 0
		while low < hi:
			min_num = 2 * low + 1
			max_num = 2 * hi + 1
			num_ops += (max_num - min_num) // 2
			low += 1
			hi -= 1
		return num_ops


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [i for i in range(1, n * 2, 2)]
		target = 0
		ops = 0
		if n % 2 == 1:
			idx = n // 2
			target = arr[idx]
		else:
			right = n // 2
			left = right - 1
			print(right)
			print(left)
			print(arr)
			target = arr[left] + 1
		for j in range(n // 2):
			diff = target - arr[j]
			ops += diff
		return ops


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		sumz = 0
		for i in range(0, n):
			sumz += 2 * i + 1
		median = sumz // n
		steps = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			steps += median - (2 * i + 1)
		return steps


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [2 * i + 1 for i in range(n)]
		target = sum(arr) // n
		ans = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			ans += target - arr[i]
		return ans


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		count = 0
		for i in range(n):
			target = 2 * i + 1
			count += abs(n - target)
		print(count)
		return count // 2


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		totalSum = int(n * (2 * 1 + (n - 1) * 2) / 2)
		targetNumber = int(totalSum / n)
		return sum((abs(2 * i + 1 - targetNumber) for i in range(0, n))) // 2


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = []
		c = 0
		for i in range(n):
			arr.append(2 * i + 1)
		tar1 = len(arr)
		tar2 = tar1
		if tar1 % 2 == 0:
			tar2 = tar2 - 1
		ans = arr.index(tar2)
		for i in range(ans):
			c += tar1 - arr[i]
		if tar1 != tar2:
			c += 1
		return c


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = []
		min_operations = 0
		for i in range(n):
			arr.append(2 * i + 1)
		target = sum(arr) // n
		middle = ceil(n / 2)
		for i in range(ceil(n / 2)):
			min_operations += target - arr[i]
		return min_operations


import math

class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		ans = 0
		for x in range(0, n + 1):
			ans += math.floor(x / 2)
		return ans


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		if n == 1:
			return 0
		elif n == 2:
			return 1
		else:
			arr = [0] * n
			arr[0] = 1
			arr[1] = 3
			for i in range(2, n):
				arr[i] = arr[i - 1] + 2
			if n % 2 != 0:
				ans = 0
				i = 0
				j = len(arr) - 1
				while i < j:
					ans += (arr[j] - arr[i]) // 2
					i += 1
					j -= 1
				return ans
			else:
				ans = 0
				n = n // 2
				i = 1
				count = 0
				ans = 0
				while count < n:
					ans += i
					i += 2
					count += 1
				return ans


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = []
		for i in range(n):
			arr.append(2 * i + 1)
		s = sum(arr) // n
		res = 0
		for i in range(n // 2):
			res += s - arr[i]
		return res


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		A = [2 * i + 1 for i in range(n)]
		median = A[len(A) // 2]
		return sum((abs(i - median) for i in A)) // 2


import numpy as np

class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		res = 0
		for i in range(n):
			value = 2 * i + 1 - n
			if value > 0:
				res += value
		return res


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [0] * n
		for i in range(len(arr)):
			arr[i] = 2 * i + 1
		s = 0
		for i in range(len(arr) // 2):
			s += abs(arr[i] - arr[len(arr) - i - 1])
		return s // 2


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		s = 0
		for i in range(n):
			s = s + 2 * i + 1
		x = s // n
		print(x)
		y = 0
		for i in range(n):
			if 2 * i + 1 < x:
				y = y + x - (2 * i + 1)
		return y


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [2 * i + 1 for i in range(n)]
		target = sum(arr) / n
		opCount = 0
		ptr1 = 0
		ptr2 = len(arr) - 1
		while ptr1 < ptr2:
			stepSum = (arr[ptr2] - arr[ptr1]) // 2
			opCount += int(stepSum)
			ptr1 += 1
			ptr2 -= 1
		return opCount


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [2 * i + 1 for i in range(n)]
		each = sum(arr) // n
		for i in range(n):
			arr[i] = each - arr[i]
		sums = 0
		for i in arr:
			if i > 0:
				sums += i
		return sums


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n):
		arr = []
		count = 0
		for x in range(n):
			arr.append(2 * x + 1)
		avg = sum(arr) // n
		for x in range(n):
			count += abs(arr[x] - avg)
		return count // 2
sol = Solution()
x = sol.minOperations(3)
print(x)


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		A = [x * 2 + 1 for x in range(n)]
		s = sum(A) / n
		c = 0
		while True:
			for i in A:
				if i >= s:
					return int(c)
				c += s - i


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		if n == 1:
			return 0
		elif n == 2:
			return 1
		else:
			count = 0
			i = 1
			while i < n:
				print(i)
				count += n - i
				i += 2
			return count


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		ans = 0
		tot = 0
		arr = []
		for i in range(n):
			arr.append(2 * i + 1)
			tot += 2 * i + 1
		tot = tot // n
		for i in arr:
			if i < tot:
				ans += tot - i
		return ans


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		A = [_ * 2 + 1 for _ in range(n)]
		ret = 0
		for i in range(0, n // 2):
			ret += n - i * 2 - 1
		return ret


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		total = 0
		arr = []
		for i in range(n):
			arr.append(2 * i + 1)
		for i in range(int(len(arr) / 2)):
			total += (arr[int(math.ceil(len(arr) / 2 + i))] - arr[i]) / 2
		return int(total)


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:

		def isAllEqual(array):
			for i in range(len(array[1:])):
				if array[i] != array[0]:
					return False
			return True
		arr = [2 * x + 1 for x in range(n)]
		count = 0
		x = 0
		y = len(arr) - 1
		while x < y:
			diff = int((arr[y] - arr[x]) / 2)
			arr[x] += diff
			arr[y] -= diff
			count += diff
			x += 1
			y -= 1
		return count


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		generatedArray = []
		for i in range(n):
			generatedArray.append(2 * i + 1)
		arrayLength = len(generatedArray)
		noOperations = 0
		for i in range(int(arrayLength // 2)):
			noOperations += n - generatedArray[i]
		return noOperations


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		res = 0
		arr = [2 * i + 1 for i in range(n)]
		for item in arr:
			if item < n:
				res += n - item
			else:
				break
		return res


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		sum = 0
		for i in range(n):
			sum += 2 * i + 1
		eq = sum / n
		step = 0
		for i in range(int(n / 2)):
			step += int(eq - (2 * i + 1))
		return step


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		return sum(list(range(1, n, 2))) if n % 2 == 0 else sum(list(range(2, n, 2)))


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [i * 2 + 1 for i in range(n)]
		if n % 2 == 0:
			median = (arr[len(arr) // 2] + arr[len(arr) // 2 - 1]) // 2
			return sum((arr[i] - median for i in range(n // 2 + 1, n))) + 1
		else:
			median = arr[len(arr) // 2]
			return sum((arr[i] - median for i in range(n // 2 + 1, n)))


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [2 * i + 1 for i in range(n)]
		avg = int(sum(arr) / len(arr))
		return sum([abs(a - avg) for a in arr]) // 2


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		v = 0
		for i in range(n):
			v += 2 * i + 1
		mean = v // n
		ans = 0
		for i in range(n):
			ans += max(0, 2 * i + 1 - mean)
		return ans


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		arr = [0] * n
		for i in range(n):
			arr[i] = 2 * i + 1
		print(arr)
		k = arr[int(len(arr) / 2)]
		print(k)
		total = 0
		for i in range(len(arr)):
			p = int(arr[i])
			total = total + abs(k - p)
		return int(total / 2)


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		if n <= 1:
			return 0
		else:
			ops = 0
			for x in range(n - 1, 0, -2):
				ops += x
			return ops


class Solution:

	def minOperations(self, n: int) -> int:
		half = n // 2
		half_list = [x for x in range(1, n, 2)]
		return half * n - sum(half_list)