Problem Statement
Given a square matrix of size N×N, calculate the absolute difference between the sums of its diagonals.
Input Format
The first line contains a single integer, N. The next N lines denote the matrix’s rows, with each line containing N space-separated integers describing the columns.
Output Format
Print the absolute difference between the two sums of the matrix’s diagonals as a single integer.
Sample Input
3 11 2 4 4 5 6 10 8 -12
Sample Output
15
Explanation
The primary diagonal is:
11
5
-12
Sum across the primary diagonal: 11 + 5 – 12 = 4
The secondary diagonal is:
4
5
10
Sum across the secondary diagonal: 4 + 5 + 10 = 19
Difference: |4 – 19| = 15
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#Python solution
N = int(raw_input())
sum1 = 0
sum2 = 0
for i in range(N):
list1 = map(int, raw_input().split(" "))
sum1 = sum1 + list1[i]
sum2 = sum2 + list1[N-(i+1)]
print abs(sum1-sum2)