{"problem":{"name":"Align","description":{"content":"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 y","description_type":"Markdown"},"platform":"AtCoder","limit":{"time_limit":2000,"memory_limit":262144},"difficulty":"None","is_remote":true,"is_sync":true,"sync_url":null,"sign":"tenka1_2018_c"},"statements":[{"statement_type":"Markdown","content":"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.\n\n## Constraints\n\n*   $2 \\leq N \\leq 10^5$\n*   $1 \\leq A_i \\leq 10^9$\n*   All values in input are integers.\n\n## Input\n\nInput is given from Standard Input in the following format:\n\n$N$\n$A_1$\n$:$\n$A_N$\n\n[samples]","is_translate":false,"language":"English"}],"meta":{"iden":"tenka1_2018_c","tags":[],"sample_group":[["5\n6\n8\n1\n2\n3","21\n\nWhen 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."],["6\n3\n1\n4\n1\n5\n9","25"],["3\n5\n5\n1","8"]],"created_at":"2026-03-03 11:01:14"}}