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Partition the array into two odd length groups with minimized absolute difference between their median

Given an array arr[] of positive integers of even length, the task is to partition these elements of arr[] into two groups each of odd length such that the absolute difference between the median of the two groups is minimized.
Examples: 
 

Input: arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 } 
Output:
Explanation: 
Group 1 can be [2, 4, 6] with median 4 
Group 2 can be [1, 3, 5] with median 3. 
The absolute difference between the two medians is 4 – 3 = 1, which can’t be minimized further with any kind of groupings formed.
Input: arr[] = { 15, 25, 35, 50 } 
Output: 10 
Explanation: 
Group 1 can be [15, 25, 50] with median 25 
Group 2 can be [35] with median 35. 
The absolute difference between the two medians is 35 – 25 = 10, which can’t be minimized further with any kind of groupings formed. 
 

 

Approach: 
 

Below is the implementation of the above approach: 
 




// C++ program to minimize the
// median between partition array
 
#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;
 
// Function to find minimize the
// median between partition array
int minimizeMedian(int arr[], int n)
{
    // Sort the given array arr[]
    sort(arr, arr + n);
 
    // Return the difference of two
    // middle element of the arr[]
    return abs(arr[n / 2] - arr[(n / 2) - 1]);
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int arr[] = { 15, 25, 35, 50 };
 
    // Size of arr[]
    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
 
    // Function that returns the minimum
    // the absolute difference between
    // median of partition array
    cout << minimizeMedian(arr, n);
    return 0;
}




// Java program to minimise the
// median between partition array
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG
{
 
    // Function to find minimise the
    // median between partition array
    static int minimiseMedian(int arr[], int n)
    {
        // Sort the given array arr[]
        Arrays.sort(arr);
     
        // Return the difference of two
        // middle element of the arr[]
        return Math.abs(arr[n / 2] - arr[(n / 2) - 1]);
    }
     
    // Driver Code
    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        int arr[] = { 15, 25, 35, 50 };
     
        // Size of arr[]
        int n = arr.length;
     
        // Function that returns the minimum
        // the absolute difference between
        // median of partition array
        System.out.println(minimiseMedian(arr, n));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by AnkitRai01




# Python3 program to minimise the
# median between partition array
 
# Function to find minimise the
# median between partition array
def minimiseMedian(arr, n) :
 
    # Sort the given array arr[]
    arr.sort();
     
    # Return the difference of two
    # middle element of the arr[]
    ans = abs(arr[n // 2] - arr[(n // 2) - 1]);
     
    return ans;
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__" :
 
    arr = [ 15, 25, 35, 50 ];
 
    # Size of arr[]
    n = len(arr);
 
    # Function that returns the minimum
    # the absolute difference between
    # median of partition array
    print(minimiseMedian(arr, n));
     
# This code is contributed by AnkitRai01




// C# program to minimise the
// median between partition array
using System;
 
class GFG
{
 
    // Function to find minimise the
    // median between partition array
    static int minimiseMedian(int []arr, int n)
    {
        // Sort the given array []arr
        Array.Sort(arr);
     
        // Return the difference of two
        // middle element of the []arr
        return Math.Abs(arr[n / 2] - arr[(n / 2) - 1]);
    }
     
    // Driver Code
    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        int []arr = { 15, 25, 35, 50 };
     
        // Size of []arr
        int n = arr.Length;
     
        // Function that returns the minimum
        // the absolute difference between
        // median of partition array
        Console.WriteLine(minimiseMedian(arr, n));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar




<script>
 
// JavaScript program to minimise the
// median between partition array
 
// Function to find minimise the
// median between partition array
function minimiseMedian(arr, n) {
    // Sort the given array arr[]
    arr.sort((a, b) => a - b);
 
    // Return the difference of two
    // middle element of the arr[]
    return Math.abs(arr[n / 2] - arr[(n / 2) - 1]);
}
 
// Driver Code
let arr = [15, 25, 35, 50];
 
// Size of arr[]
let n = arr.length;
 
// Function that returns the minimum
// the absolute difference between
// median of partition array
document.write(minimiseMedian(arr, n));
 
// This code is contributed by gfgking
 
</script>

Output: 
10

 

Time Complexity: O(N*log N)
Auxiliary Space: O(1) 


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