Minimum Product Sum
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Given an array of n integers, arr[n] , rearrange them so that the following equation is minimized.
Note: The equation uses 1-based indexing.
Function Description
Complete the function findMinimumSum in the editor below.
findMinimumSum has the following parameters:
- int arr[n] : the array to optimize
Returns
long: the minimum sum of products from the array
Example 1 :
Input: arr = [1, 10, 2, 7, 10, 6, 6]
Output: 127
Explanation:
One of the optimal rearrangements is arr = [10, 1, 7, 6, 6, 2, 10],
producing the result 10 * 1 + 1 * 7 + 7 * 6 + 6 * 6 + 6 * 2 + 2 * 10 =
127.
Constraints:
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