import java.util.Scanner;
import java.lang.*;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
int w = scan.nextInt();
int u = 10000/w;
int[][] dp = new int[u+1][w];
int m = scan.nextInt();
int n = scan.nextInt();
int x1 = 0;
int y1 = 0;
int x2 = 0;
int y2 = 0;
int ans = 0;
for(int i = 0;i<u+1;i++)
{
for(int j = 0;j<w;j++)
{
if(i%2==0)
{
dp[i][j] = i*w+j+1;
}
else if(i%2!=0)
{
dp[i][j] = (i+1)*w-j;
}
if(dp[i][j]==m)
{
x1 = i;
y1 = j;
}
if(dp[i][j]==n)
{
x2 = i;
y2 = j;
}
}
}
ans = Math.abs(x1-x2)+Math.abs(y1-y2);
scan.close();
System.out.println(ans);
}
}