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+#HackerRank Problem Algorithms - Dynamic Programming
+
+
+def maxExp(a, size):
+    # if no mandragoras is eaten s = 1 and experience = sum(a)
+    max_exp = curr_exp = sum_of_arr = sum(a)
+
+    for i in range(size):
+        # update the sum_of_arr by removing the value mandragoras eaten
+        sum_of_arr -= a[i]
+        # formula for experience after eating all mandragoras from 0 to i th position and fighting the remaining
+        curr_exp = (curr_exp - (a[i] * (i+1))) + sum_of_arr
+        max_exp = max(curr_exp, max_exp)
+
+    return max_exp
+
+
+testcases = int(input())
+
+for t in range(testcases):
+    n = int(input())
+    arr = list(map(int, input().split()))
+    arr = sorted(arr) # sort the array
+    print(maxExp(arr, n))