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hackercup / 2023 /practice /two_apples_a_day.cpp
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#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
const int INF = (int)1e9 + 5;
int N, sz;
vector<int> a;
int try_sum(int sum) {
int skipped = 0;
int l = 0, r = sz - 1;
int res = sum / 2;
while (l <= r) {
if (a[l] + a[r] == sum) {
l++;
r--;
continue;
}
skipped++;
if (a[l] + a[r] < sum) {
res = sum - a[l++];
} else {
res = sum - a[r--];
}
}
return (skipped <= 1 && res > 0) ? res : INF;
}
int solve() {
cin >> N;
sz = 2*N - 1;
a.resize(sz);
for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++) {
cin >> a[i];
}
sort(a.begin(), a.end());
int ans = min({
try_sum(a[1] + a[sz - 1]), // remove first
try_sum(a[0] + a[sz - 1]), // remove middle
try_sum(a[0] + a[sz - 2]) // remove last
});
return ans == INF ? -1 : ans;
}
int main() {
int T;
cin >> T;
for (int t = 1; t <= T; t++) {
cout << "Case #" << t << ": " << solve() << endl;
}
return 0;
}