Problem:
Score : 600 points

Problem Statement

We have a tree with N vertices. The i-th edge connects Vertex A_i and B_i bidirectionally.

Takahashi is standing at Vertex u, and Aoki is standing at Vertex v.

Now, they will play a game of tag as follows:

1. If Takahashi and Aoki are standing at the same vertex, the game ends. Otherwise, Takahashi moves to a vertex of his choice that is adjacent to his current vertex.

2. If Takahashi and Aoki are standing at the same vertex, the game ends. Otherwise, Aoki moves to a vertex of his choice that is adjacent to his current vertex.

3. Go back to step 1.

Takahashi performs his moves so that the game ends as late as possible, while Aoki performs his moves so that the game ends as early as possible.

Find the number of moves Aoki will perform before the end of the game if both Takahashi and Aoki know each other's position and strategy.

It can be proved that the game is bound to end.

Constraints

2 \leq N \leq 10^5

1 \leq u,v \leq N

u \neq v

1 \leq A_i,B_i \leq N

The given graph is a tree.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N u v
A_1 B_1
:
A_{N-1} B_{N-1}

Output

Print the number of moves Aoki will perform before the end of the game.

Sample Input 1

5 4 1
1 2
2 3
3 4
3 5

Sample Output 1

2

If both players play optimally, the game will progress as follows:

Takahashi moves to Vertex 3.

Aoki moves to Vertex 2.

Takahashi moves to Vertex 5.

Aoki moves to Vertex 3.

Takahashi moves to Vertex 3.

Here, Aoki performs two moves.

Note that, in each move, it is prohibited to stay at the current vertex.

Sample Input 2

5 4 5
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5

Sample Output 2

1

Sample Input 3

2 1 2
1 2

Sample Output 3

0

Sample Input 4

9 6 1
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 5
5 6
4 7
7 8
8 9

Sample Output 4

5

Solution in Java8 (OpenJDK 1.8.0) (judge verdict: Accepted)

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Solver solver = new Solver();
		solver.solve();
		solver.exit();
	}

	static class FastScanner {
		private final InputStream in = System.in;
		private final byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
		private int ptr = 0;
		private int buflen = 0;
		private boolean hasNextByte() {
			if (ptr < buflen) {
				return true;
			}else{
				ptr = 0;
				try {
					buflen = in.read(buffer);
				} catch (IOException e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
				if (buflen <= 0) {
					return false;
				}
			}
			return true;
		}
		private int readByte() { if (hasNextByte()) return buffer[ptr++]; else return -1;}
		private boolean isPrintableChar(int c) { return 33 <= c && c <= 126;}
		private void skipUnprintable() { while(hasNextByte() && !isPrintableChar(buffer[ptr])) ptr++;}
		public boolean hasNext() { skipUnprintable(); return hasNextByte();}
		public String next() {
			if (!hasNext()) throw new NoSuchElementException();
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			int b = readByte();
			while(isPrintableChar(b)) {
				sb.appendCodePoint(b);
				b = readByte();
			}
			return sb.toString();
		}
		public long nextLong() {
			if (!hasNext()) throw new NoSuchElementException();
			long n = 0;
			boolean minus = false;
			int b = readByte();
			if (b == '-') {
				minus = true;
				b = readByte();
			}
			if (b < '0' || '9' < b) {
				throw new NumberFormatException();
			}
			while(true){
				if ('0' <= b && b <= '9') {
					n *= 10;
					n += b - '0';
				}else if(b == -1 || !isPrintableChar(b)){
					return minus ? -n : n;
				}else{
					throw new NumberFormatException();
				}
				b = readByte();
			}
		}
	}

	static class Solver {
		FastScanner sc = new FastScanner();
		public Solver() { }

		String ns() { return sc.next(); }
		String[] ns(int n) {
			String a[] = new String[n];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = ns(); }
			return a;
		}
		String[][] ns(int n, int m) {
			String a[][] = new String[n][m];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = ns(m); }
			return a;
		}
		char[] nc(int n) {
			String str = ns();
			char a[] = new char[str.length()];
			for(int i = 0; i < str.length(); i ++) { a[i] = str.charAt(i); }
			return a;
		}
		char[][] nc(int n, int m) {
			char a[][] = new char[n][m];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = nc(m); }
			return a;
		}
		boolean[] nb(int n, char t) {
			boolean a[] = new boolean[n];
			char c[] = nc(n);
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = c[i] == t; }
			return a;
		}
		boolean[][] nb(int n, int m, char t) {
			boolean a[][] = new boolean[n][m];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = nb(m, t); }
			return a;
		}
		int ni() { return (int)sc.nextLong(); }
		int[] ni(int n) {
			int a[] = new int[n];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = ni(); }
			return a;
		}
		int[][] ni(int n, int m) {
			int a[][] = new int[n][m];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = ni(m); }
			return a;
		}
		long nl() { return sc.nextLong(); }
		long[] nl(int n) {
			long a[] = new long[n];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = nl(); }
			return a;
		}
		long[][] nl(int n, int m) {
			long a[][] = new long[n][m];
			for(int i = 0; i < n; i ++) { a[i] = nl(m); }
			return a;
		}

		PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(System.out);
		PrintWriter err = new PrintWriter(System.err);
		void prt() { out.print(""); }
		<T> void prt(T a) { out.print(a); }
		void prtln() { out.println(""); }
		<T> void prtln(T a) { out.println(a); }
		void prtln(int... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(int element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			prtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void prtln(long... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(long element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			prtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void prtln(double... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(double element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			prtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void prtln(String... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(String element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			prtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void prtln(char... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(char element : a){ sb.append(element); }
			prtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void prtln(int[][] a) { for(int[] element : a){ prtln(element); } }
		void prtln(long[][] a) { for(long[] element : a){ prtln(element); } }
		void prtln(double[][] a) { for(double[] element : a){ prtln(element); } }
		void prtln(String[][] a) { for(String[] element : a){ prtln(element); } }
		void prtln(char[][] a) { for(char[] element : a){ prtln(element); } }
		void errprt() { err.print(""); }
		<T> void errprt(T a) { err.print(a); }
		void errprt(boolean a) { errprt(a ? "#" : "."); }
		void errprtln() { err.println(""); }
		<T> void errprtln(T a) { err.println(a); }
		void errprtln(boolean a) { errprtln(a ? "#" : "."); }
		void errprtln(int... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(int element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			errprtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void errprtln(long... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(long element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			errprtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void errprtln(double... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(double element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			errprtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void errprtln(String... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(String element : a){ sb.append(element+" "); }
			errprtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void errprtln(char... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(char element : a){ sb.append(element); }
			errprtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void errprtln(boolean... a) {
			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
			for(boolean element : a){ sb.append((element ? "#" : ".")+" "); }
			errprtln(sb.toString().trim());
		}
		void errprtln(int[][] a) { for(int[] element : a){ errprtln(element); } }
		void errprtln(long[][] a) { for(long[] element : a){ errprtln(element); } }
		void errprtln(double[][] a) { for(double[] element : a){ errprtln(element); } }
		void errprtln(String[][] a) { for(String[] element : a){ errprtln(element); } }
		void errprtln(char[][] a) { for(char[] element : a){ errprtln(element); } }
		void errprtln(boolean[][] a) { for(boolean[] element : a){ errprtln(element); } }

		void reply(boolean b) { prtln(b ? "Yes" : "No"); }
		void REPLY(boolean b) { prtln(b ? "YES" : "NO"); }

		void flush() { out.flush(); err.flush(); }
		void exit() { flush(); System.exit(0); }

		int min(int a, int b) { return Math.min(a, b); }
		long min(long a, long b) { return Math.min(a, b); }
		double min(double a, double b) { return Math.min(a, b); }
		int min(int... x) {
			int min = x[0];
			for(int val : x) { min = min(min, val); }
			return min;
		}
		long min(long... x) {
			long min = x[0];
			for(long val : x) { min = min(min, val); }
			return min;
		}
		double min(double... x) {
			double min = x[0];
			for(double val : x) { min = min(min, val); }
			return min;
		}
		int max(int a, int b) { return Math.max(a, b); }
		long max(long a, long b) { return Math.max(a, b); }
		double max(double a, double b) { return Math.max(a, b); }
		int max(int... x) {
			int max = x[0];
			for(int val : x) { max = max(max, val); }
			return max;
		}
		long max(long... x) {
			long max = x[0];
			for(long val : x) { max = max(max, val); }
			return max;
		}
		double max(double... x) {
			double max = x[0];
			for(double val : x) { max = max(max, val); }
			return max;
		}
		long sum(int... a) {
			long sum = 0;
			for(int element : a) { sum += element; }
			return sum;
		}
		long sum(long... a) {
			long sum = 0;
			for(long element : a) { sum += element; }
			return sum;
		}
		double sum(double... a) {
			double sum = 0;
			for(double element : a) { sum += element; }
			return sum;
		}

		long abs(double x) { return (long)Math.abs(x); }
		long round(double x) { return Math.round(x); }
		long floor(double x) { return (long)Math.floor(x); }
		long ceil(double x) { return (long)Math.ceil(x); }
		double sqrt(double x) { return Math.sqrt(x); }
		double pow(double x, double y) { return Math.pow(x, y); }
		long pow(long x, long y) { return (long)Math.pow(x, y); }
		int gcd(int a, int b) { return b == 0 ? a : gcd(b, a % b); }
		long gcd(long a, long b) { return b == 0 ? a : gcd(b, a % b); }
		long lcm(long a, long b) { return a * b / gcd(a, b); }

		int upperToInt(char a) { return a - 'A'; }
		int lowerToInt(char a) { return a - 'a'; }
		int charToInt(char a) { return a >= 'a' ? lowerToInt(a) : upperToInt(a); }
		char intToUpper(int a) { return (char)(a + 'A'); }
		char intToLower(int a) { return (char)(a + 'a'); }

		long[] div(long a) {
			List<Long> divList = new ArrayList<Long>();
			for(long i = 1; i * i <= a; i ++) {
				if(a % i == 0) {
					divList.add(i);
					if(i * i != a) { divList.add(a / i); };
				}
			}

			long div[] = new long[divList.size()];
			for(int i = 0; i < divList.size(); i ++) { div[i] = divList.get(i); }
			return div;
		}

		long[][] factor(long a) {
			List<Long> factorList = new ArrayList<Long>();
			List<Long> degreeList = new ArrayList<Long>();
			for(long i = 2; i * i <= a; i ++) {
				if(a % i == 0) {
					long count = 0;
					while(a % i == 0) {
						a /= i;
						count ++;
					}
					factorList.add(i);
					degreeList.add(count);
				}
			}
			if(a > 1) {
				factorList.add(a);
				degreeList.add(1L);
			}
			long factor[][] = new long[factorList.size()][2];
			for(int i = 0; i < factorList.size(); i ++) {
				factor[i][0] = factorList.get(i);
				factor[i][1] = degreeList.get(i);
			}
			return factor;
		}

		long[][] countElements(long[] a, boolean sort) {
			int len = a.length;
			long array[] = new long[len];
			for(int i = 0; i < len; i ++) {
				array[i] = a[i];
			}
			if(sort) { Arrays.sort(array); }
			List<Long> elem = new ArrayList<Long>();
			List<Long> cnt = new ArrayList<Long>();
			long tmp = 1;
			for(int i = 1; i <= len; i ++) {
				if(i == len || array[i] != array[i - 1]) {
					elem.add(array[i - 1]);
					cnt.add(tmp);
					tmp = 1;
				}else {
					tmp ++;
				}
			}
			long counts[][] = new long[elem.size()][2];
			for(int i = 0; i < elem.size(); i ++) {
				counts[i][0] = elem.get(i);
				counts[i][1] = cnt.get(i);
			}
			return counts;
		}
		long[][] countElements(String str, boolean sort) {
			int len = str.length();
			char array[] = str.toCharArray();
			if(sort) { Arrays.sort(array); }
			List<Long> elem = new ArrayList<Long>();
			List<Long> cnt = new ArrayList<Long>();
			long tmp = 1;
			for(int i = 1; i <= len; i ++) {
				if(i == len || array[i] != array[i - 1]) {
					elem.add((long)array[i - 1]);
					cnt.add(tmp);
					tmp = 1;
				}else {
					tmp ++;
				}
			}
			long counts[][] = new long[elem.size()][2];
			for(int i = 0; i < elem.size(); i ++) {
				counts[i][0] = elem.get(i);
				counts[i][1] = cnt.get(i);
			}
			return counts;
		}

		int numDigits(long a) { return Long.toString(a).length(); }
		long bitFlag(int a) { return 1L << (long)a; }
		boolean isFlagged(long x, int a) { return (x & bitFlag(a)) != 0; }

		long countString(String str, String a) { return (str.length() - str.replace(a, "").length()) / a.length(); }
		long countStringAll(String str, String a) { return str.length() - str.replaceAll(a, "").length(); }

		void reverse(String array[]) {
			String reversed[] = new String[array.length];
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { reversed[array.length - i - 1] = array[i]; }
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { array[i] = reversed[i]; }
		}
		void reverse(int array[]) {
			int reversed[] = new int[array.length];
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { reversed[array.length - i - 1] = array[i]; }
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { array[i] = reversed[i]; }
		}
		void reverse(long array[]) {
			long reversed[] = new long[array.length];
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { reversed[array.length - i - 1] = array[i]; }
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { array[i] = reversed[i]; }
		}
		void reverse(double array[]) {
			double reversed[] = new double[array.length];
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { reversed[array.length - i - 1] = array[i]; }
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { array[i] = reversed[i]; }
		}
		void reverse(boolean array[]) {
			boolean reversed[] = new boolean[array.length];
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { reversed[array.length - i - 1] = array[i]; }
			for(int i = 0; i < array.length; i ++) { array[i] = reversed[i]; }
		}
		void fill(int array[], int x) { Arrays.fill(array, x); }
		void fill(long array[], long x) { Arrays.fill(array, x); }
		void fill(double array[], double x) { Arrays.fill(array, x); }
		void fill(boolean array[], boolean x) { Arrays.fill(array, x); }
		void fill(int array[][], int x) { for(int a[] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(long array[][], long x) { for(long a[] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(double array[][], double x) { for(double a[] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(boolean array[][], boolean x) { for(boolean a[] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(int array[][][], int x) { for(int a[][] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(long array[][][], long x) { for(long a[][] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(double array[][][], double x) { for(double a[][] : array) { fill(a, x); } }
		void fill(boolean array[][][], boolean x) { for(boolean a[][] : array) { fill(a, x); } }

		long INF = (long)1e15;
		boolean isINF(long a) { return abs(a) > INF / 1000; }
		boolean isPlusINF(long a) { return a > 0 && isINF(a); }
		boolean isMinusINF(long a) { return isPlusINF(- a); }


		// mods
		long MOD = (long)1e9 + 7; // 998244353;
		public long mod(long i) { return i % MOD + ((i % MOD) < 0 ? MOD : 0); }

		long pow_m(long x, long y) {
			if (y == 0) { return 1;
			}else {
				long tmp = pow_m(x, y / 2);
				return mod(mod(tmp * tmp) * (y % 2 == 0 ? 1 : x));
			}
		}

		long inv(long x) { return pow_m(x, MOD - 2); }

		int MAX_FACT = 5_000_100;
		long fact[];
		long invFact[];
		void prepareFact() {
			fact = new long[MAX_FACT];
			Arrays.fill(fact, 0);
			invFact = new long[MAX_FACT];
			Arrays.fill(invFact, 0);
			fact[0] = 1;
			int maxIndex = min(MAX_FACT, (int)MOD);
			for(int i = 1; i < maxIndex; i ++) { fact[i] = mod(fact[i - 1] * i); }
			invFact[maxIndex - 1] = inv(fact[maxIndex - 1]);
			for(int i = maxIndex - 1; i > 0; i --) { invFact[i - 1] = mod(invFact[i] * i); }
		}

		long P(int n, int r) {
			if(n < 0 || r < 0 || n < r) { return 0; }
			return mod(fact[n] * invFact[n - r]);
		}
		long C(int n, int r) {
			if(n < 0 || r < 0 || n < r) { return 0; }
			return mod(P(n, r) * invFact[r]);
		}
		long H(int n, int r) { return C((n - 1) + r, r); }


		// grid
		class Grid implements Comparable<Grid> {
			int h;
			int w;
			long val;

			Grid() {  }
			Grid(int h, int w) {
				this.h = h;
				this.w = w;
			}
			Grid(int h, int w, long val) {
				this.h = h;
				this.w = w;
				this.val = val;
			}

			@Override
			public int compareTo(Grid g) {
				return Long.compare(this.val, g.val);
			}
		}


		// graph
		class Graph {
			int numNode;
			int numEdge;
			boolean directed;
			Edge edges[];
			Node nodes[];
			Node reversedNodes[];

			Graph(int numNode, int numEdge, Edge edges[], boolean directed) {
				this.numNode = numNode;
				this.numEdge = numEdge;
				this.directed = directed;
				this.edges = edges;
				nodes = new Node[numNode];
				reversedNodes = new Node[numNode];
				for(int i = 0; i < numNode; i ++) {
					nodes[i] = new Node(i);
					reversedNodes[i] = new Node(i);
				}

				for(Edge edge : edges) {
					nodes[edge.source].add(edge.target, edge.cost);
					if(directed) {
						reversedNodes[edge.target].add(edge.source, edge.cost);
					}else {
						nodes[edge.target].add(edge.source, edge.cost);
					}
				}
			}

			void clearNodes() {
				for(Node n : nodes) { n.clear(); }
				for(Node n : reversedNodes) { n.clear(); }
			}
		}

		class Node {
			int id;
			ArrayList<Edge> edges = new ArrayList<Edge>();

			Node(int id) {
				this.id = id;
			}
			void add(int target, long cost) {
				edges.add(new Edge(id, target, cost));
			}
			void clear() {
				edges.clear();
			}
		}

		class Edge implements Comparable<Edge> {
			int source;
			int target;
			long cost;
			Edge(int source, int target, long cost) {
				this.source = source;
				this.target = target;
				this.cost = cost;
			}

			@Override
			public int compareTo(Edge e) {
				return Long.compare(this.cost, e.cost);
			}
		}

public void solve() {
	int numNode = ni();
	int start = ni() - 1;
	int goal = ni() - 1;
	int numEdge = numNode - 1;
	Edge edges[] = new Edge[numEdge];
	for(int i = 0; i < numEdge; i ++) {
		int a = ni() - 1;
		int b = ni() - 1;
		long c = 1;
		edges[i] = new Edge(a, b, c);
	}
	Graph g = new Graph(numNode, numEdge, edges, false);
	long dist[] = dijkstra(g.nodes, start);
	int d = (int)dist[goal];
	// errprtln(d);
	int pass[] = getPass(start, goal);
	// errprtln(pass);
	long ans = (d - 1) / 2;
	goal = pass[d - (int)ans];
	start = pass[(int)ans];
	// errprtln(goal);
	int ng[] = {goal, goal};
	if(d % 2 == 0) { ng[1] = prev[goal]; }
	// errprtln(ng);
	long dist2[] = new long[numNode];
	fill(dist2, -INF);
	Deque<Integer> s = new ArrayDeque<>();
	s.add(start);
	dist2[start] = 0;
	while(!s.isEmpty()) {
		int crt = s.removeFirst();
		for(Edge e : g.nodes[crt].edges) {
			if(e.target == ng[0] || e.target == ng[1]) {
				continue;
			}
			if(isINF(dist2[e.target])) {
				dist2[e.target] = dist2[e.source] + 1;
				s.addLast(e.target);
			}
		}
	}
	// errprtln(dist2);
	ans += max(dist2);
	ans += d % 2 == 0 ? 1 : 0;
	prtln(ans);
}


int prev[];
long[] dijkstra(Node nodes[], int start) { // O((E+V)logV)
	long dist[] = new long[nodes.length];
	Arrays.fill(dist, INF);
	dist[start] = 0;

	prev = new int[nodes.length];

	Queue<Edge> q = new PriorityQueue<Edge>();
	q.add(new Edge(start, start, dist[start]));

	while(!q.isEmpty()) {
		Edge crt = q.poll();

		if(dist[crt.target] < crt.cost) { continue; }
		for(Edge e : nodes[crt.target].edges) {
			if(dist[e.target] > dist[e.source] + e.cost) {
				dist[e.target] = dist[e.source] + e.cost;
				q.add(new Edge(e.source, e.target, dist[e.target]));
				prev[e.target] = e.source;
			}
		}
	}

	return dist;
}

int[] getPass(int start, int goal) {
	List<Integer> passList = new ArrayList<>();
	passList.add(goal);
	while(passList.get(passList.size() - 1) != start) {
		passList.add(prev[passList.get(passList.size() - 1)]);
	}
	int pass[] = new int[passList.size()];
	for(int i = 0; i < passList.size(); i ++) {
		pass[i] = passList.get(i);
	}

	reverse(pass);
	return pass;
}

	}
}