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 Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

use std::io::prelude::*;
use std::io::stdin;
use std::str::FromStr;

fn main() {
    let k: i64 = read();
    let a: i64 = read();
    let b: i64 = read();

    if b - a <= 1 {
        println!("{}", k + 1);
    } else {
        let mut count = a - 1;
        while (k - count) % 2 != 0 {
            count += 1;
        }
        println!("{}", count + ((k - count) / 2) * (b - a) + 1);
    }
}

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn read<T: FromStr>() -> T {
    let stdin = stdin();
    let token: String = stdin
        .lock()
        .bytes()
        .map(|b| b.unwrap() as char)
        .skip_while(|c| c.is_whitespace())
        .take_while(|c| !c.is_whitespace())
        .collect();
    token.parse().ok().unwrap()
}