Table Tennis Training

AtCoder
IDagc041_a
Time2000ms
Memory256MB
Difficulty
$2N$ players are running a competitive table tennis training on $N$ tables numbered from $1$ to $N$. The training consists of _rounds_. In each round, the players form $N$ pairs, one pair per table. In each pair, competitors play a match against each other. As a result, one of them wins and the other one loses. The winner of the match on table $X$ plays on table $X-1$ in the next round, except for the winner of the match on table $1$ who stays at table $1$. Similarly, the loser of the match on table $X$ plays on table $X+1$ in the next round, except for the loser of the match on table $N$ who stays at table $N$. Two friends are playing their first round matches on distinct tables $A$ and $B$. Let's assume that the friends are strong enough to win or lose any match at will. What is the smallest number of rounds after which the friends can get to play a match against each other? ## Constraints * $2 \leq N \leq 10^{18}$ * $1 \leq A < B \leq N$ * All input values are integers. ## Input Input is given from Standard Input in the following format: $N$ $A$ $B$ [samples]
Samples
Input #1
5 2 4
Output #1
1

If the first friend loses their match and the second friend wins their match, they will both move to table $3$ and play each other in the next round.
Input #2
5 2 3
Output #2
2

If both friends win two matches in a row, they will both move to table $1$.
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