How To Find the minimum value of the expression below:
SUM(|x - A[i]|*B[i]), i >= 0 and i < N, B[i] > 0
When B[i] = 1 I know the answer is given by x = Median(A).How to calculate x when B itself varies.
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MInimize SUM(|x — A[i]|*B[i]), i >= 0 and i < N, B[i] > 0
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