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public static int formingMagicSquare(List<List<Integer>> s) { int[][][] magicSquares = { {{8, 1, 6}, {3, 5, 7}, {4, 9, 2}}, {{6, 1, 8}, {7, 5, 3}, {2, 9, 4}}, {{4, 9, 2}, {3, 5, 7}, {8, 1, 6}}, {{2, 9, 4}, {7, 5, 3}, {6, 1, 8}}, {{8, 3, 4}, {1, 5, 9}, {6, 7, 2}}, {{4, 3, 8}, {9, 5, 1}, {2, 7, 6}}, {{6, 7, 2}, {1, 5, 9}, {8, 3, 4}}, {{2, 7, 6}, {9, 5, 1}, {4, 3, 8}} }; int minCost = Integer.MAX_VALUE; for (int[][] magicSquare : magicSquares) { int cost = getMinCost(s, magicSquare); minCost = Math.min(minCost, cost); } return minCost; } public static int getMinCost(List<List<Integer>> s, int[][] magicSquare) { int cost = 0; for (int row = 0; row < magicSquare.length; row++) { for (int col = 0; col < magicSquare[0].length; col++) { cost += Math.abs(magicSquare[row][col] - s.get(row).get(col)); } } return cost; }
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Forming a Magic Square
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