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Maximizing Difference in Array Elements with Moves 🐹

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Given an array A of integers (size N, divisible by 3) and an integer K representing the maximum number of moves allowed, you can increase or decrease any element in A by 1 per move. The goal is to maximize the difference between the N/3-th largest and N/3-th smallest elements in A after using up to K moves.

Function Description

Complete the function maximizeDifference in the editor.

maximizeDifference has the following parameters:

1. int[] A: an array of integers
2. int K: the maximum number of moves allowed

Returns

int: the maximum difference that can be achieved

Example 1:

Input:  A = [8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, -8, -8], K = 1
Output: 1 
Explanation:
      No explanation is provided for now 😳🔫

      As always, I will add it once find any. Or if you happen to know about it, feel free to dm Groot!
      Many thanks in advance! 🫶

Example 2:

Input:  A = [-5, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 7, 4, 6], K = 6
Output: 7 
Explanation:
      No explanation is provided for now 😳🔫

      As always, I will add it once find any. Or if you happen to know about it, feel free to dm Groot!
      Many thanks in advance! 🫶

Example 3:

Input:  A = [-7, -6, -3, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -1], K = 5
Output: 3 
Explanation:
      No explanation is provided for now 😳🔫

      As always, I will add it once find any. Or if you happen to know about it, feel free to dm Groot!
      Many thanks in advance! 🫶

Example 4:

Input:  A = [6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6], K = 3
Output: 1 
Explanation:
      No explanation is provided for now 😳🔫

      As always, I will add it once find any. Or if you happen to know about it, feel free to dm Groot!
      Many thanks in advance! 🫶

Constraints:

N is an integer within [3..150,000], divisible by 3.
K is an integer within [0..500,000,000].
Each element of A is an integer within [-300,000,000..300,000,000].