Subcontests
(4)JBMO 2018, P3
Let k>1 be a positive integer and n>2018 an odd positive integer. The non-zero rational numbers x1,x2,…,xn are not all equal and:
x1+x2k=x2+x3k=x3+x4k=…=xn−1+xnk=xn+x1k
Find the minimum value of k, such that the above relations hold.