Problem:
Score : 400 points

Problem Statement

Snuke has one biscuit and zero Japanese yen (the currency) in his pocket.
He will perform the following operations exactly K times in total, in the order he likes:

Hit his pocket, which magically increases the number of biscuits by one.

Exchange A biscuits to 1 yen.

Exchange 1 yen to B biscuits.

Find the maximum possible number of biscuits in Snuke's pocket after K operations.

Constraints

1 \leq K,A,B \leq 10^9

K,A and B are integers.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

K A B

Output

Print the maximum possible number of biscuits in Snuke's pocket after K operations.

Sample Input 1

4 2 6

Sample Output 1

7

The number of biscuits in Snuke's pocket after K operations is maximized as follows:

Hit his pocket. Now he has 2 biscuits and 0 yen.

Exchange 2 biscuits to 1 yen. his pocket. Now he has 0 biscuits and 1 yen.

Hit his pocket. Now he has 1 biscuits and 1 yen.

Exchange 1 yen to 6 biscuits. his pocket. Now he has 7 biscuits and 0 yen.

Sample Input 2

7 3 4

Sample Output 2

8

Sample Input 3

314159265 35897932 384626433

Sample Output 3

48518828981938099

Solution in C# (.NET Core 3.1.201) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Math;

class MainClass : Scanner
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var (K, A, B) = ReadStream<long,long,long>();
        if (B - A <= 2)
        {
            WriteLine(K+1);return;
        }
        long dif = B - A;
        long ans = 0;
        K -= (A - 1);
        ans += K / 2 * dif+A;
        if (K % 2 == 1) ans++;
        WriteLine(ans);
    }
}

class Scanner
{
    public static int RInt() => int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
    public static long RLong() => long.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
    public static string RString() => Console.ReadLine();
    public static double RDouble() => double.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

    public static int[] RInts() => Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(), int.Parse);
    public static int[] RInts(Func<string, int> func) => Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(func).ToArray();
    public static long[] RLongs() => Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(), long.Parse);
    public static long[] RLongs(Func<string, long> func) => Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(func).ToArray();
    public static double[] RDoubles() => Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(), double.Parse);
    public static double[] RDoubles(Func<string, double> func) => Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(func).ToArray();
    public static string[] RStrings() => Console.ReadLine().Split();
    //public static string[] RStrings(Func<string, string> func) => Console.ReadLine().Split().Select(func).ToArray();
    public static T1 ReadStream<T1>()
    {
        var r = RStrings();
        var r1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(r[0], typeof(T1));
        return r1;
    }
    public static (T1, T2) ReadStream<T1, T2>()
    {
        var r = RStrings();
        var r1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(r[0], typeof(T1));
        var r2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(r[1], typeof(T2));
        return (r1, r2);
    }
    public static (T1, T2, T3) ReadStream<T1, T2, T3>()
    {
        var r = RStrings();
        var r1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(r[0], typeof(T1));
        var r2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(r[1], typeof(T2));
        var r3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(r[2], typeof(T3));
        return (r1, r2, r3);
    }
    public static (T1, T2, T3, T4) ReadStream<T1, T2, T3, T4>()
    {
        var r = RStrings();
        var r1 = (T1)Convert.ChangeType(r[0], typeof(T1));
        var r2 = (T2)Convert.ChangeType(r[1], typeof(T2));
        var r3 = (T3)Convert.ChangeType(r[2], typeof(T3));
        var r4 = (T4)Convert.ChangeType(r[3], typeof(T4));
        return (r1, r2, r3, r4);
    }
}