Language: C++

#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>

int main() {
  unsigned int num_a, num_b;
  std::cin >> num_a >> num_b;
  
  unsigned int maxx;
  if(num_a > num_b) {
  	maxx = num_a;
  }
  else {
    maxx = num_b;
  }
  
  bool found_k = false;
  for(unsigned int k = maxx - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
  	if(std::abs(num_a - k) == std::abs(num_b - k)) {
      std::cout << i;
      found_k = true;
      break;
    }
  }
       
  if(!found_k) {
  	std::cout << "IMPOSSIBLE";
  }
  
  return 0;
}

Compiler output:
a.cc: In function 'int main()':
a.cc:18:20: error: call of overloaded 'abs(unsigned int)' is ambiguous
   18 |         if(std::abs(num_a - k) == std::abs(num_b - k)) {
      |            ~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/cstdlib:79,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/ext/string_conversions.h:43,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:4154,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/string:54,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/locale_classes.h:40,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/ios_base.h:41,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/ios:44,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/ostream:40,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/iostream:41,
                 from a.cc:1:
/usr/include/stdlib.h:980:12: note: candidate: 'int abs(int)'
  980 | extern int abs (int __x) __THROW __attribute__ ((__const__)) __wur;
      |            ^~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/cstdlib:81:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:56:3: note: candidate: 'long int std::abs(long int)'
   56 |   abs(long __i) { return __builtin_labs(__i); }
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:61:3: note: candidate: 'long long int std::abs(long long int)'
   61 |   abs(long long __x) { return __builtin_llabs (__x); }
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:71:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr double std::abs(double)'
   71 |   abs(double __x)
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:75:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr float std::abs(float)'
   75 |   abs(float __x)
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:79:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr long double std::abs(long double)'
   79 |   abs(long double __x)
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:85:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr __int128 std::abs(__int128)'
   85 |   abs(__GLIBCXX_TYPE_INT_N_0 __x) { return __x >= 0 ? __x : -__x; }
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:137:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr __float128 std::abs(__float128)'
  137 |   abs(__float128 __x)
      |   ^~~
a.cc:18:43: error: call of overloaded 'abs(unsigned int)' is ambiguous
   18 |         if(std::abs(num_a - k) == std::abs(num_b - k)) {
      |                                   ~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/stdlib.h:980:12: note: candidate: 'int abs(int)'
  980 | extern int abs (int __x) __THROW __attribute__ ((__const__)) __wur;
      |            ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:56:3: note: candidate: 'long int std::abs(long int)'
   56 |   abs(long __i) { return __builtin_labs(__i); }
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:61:3: note: candidate: 'long long int std::abs(long long int)'
   61 |   abs(long long __x) { return __builtin_llabs (__x); }
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:71:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr double std::abs(double)'
   71 |   abs(double __x)
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:75:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr float std::abs(float)'
   75 |   abs(float __x)
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:79:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr long double std::abs(long double)'
   79 |   abs(long double __x)
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:85:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr __int128 std::abs(__int128)'
   85 |   abs(__GLIBCXX_TYPE_INT_N_0 __x) { return __x >= 0 ? __x : -__x; }
      |   ^~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/std_abs.h:137:3: note: candidate: 'constexpr __float128 std::abs(__float128)'
  137 |   abs(__float128 __x)
      |   ^~~
a.cc:19:20: error: 'i' was not declared in this scope
   19 |       std::cout << i;
      |                    ^