#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int a, b;
cin >> a >> b;
if (a > b){
cout << a - b << endl;
}
else if (a < b){
cout << b - a << endl;
}
else{
cout << 0 << endl;
}
return 0;
}
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