n = int(input()) a = list(map(int, input().split())) a.sort() # Prefix sum for elements less than a[i] (sorted) sum_less_prefix = [0] * (n + 1) for i in range(n): sum_less_prefix[i+1] = sum_less_prefix[i] + a[i] # Reverse the array for prefix sum of greater elements (sorted in descending order) rev_a = a[::-1] sum_greater_prefix = [0] * (n + 1) for i in range(n): sum_greater_prefix[i+1] = sum_greater_prefix[i] + rev_a[i] max_score = 0 # At least one element is selected, which gives score 0 for i in range(n): # Number of elements less than a[i] is i, greater is (n-1 - i) t_max = min(i, (n - 1) - i) if t_max == 0: current = 0 else: sum_less = sum_less_prefix[t_max] sum_greater = sum_greater_prefix[t_max] current = sum_less + sum_greater - 2 * t_max * a[i] if current > max_score: max_score = current print(max_score)