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Element sum of k others

Source: ISL 2022 A2

July 9, 2023
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Problem Statement

Let k2k\ge2 be an integer. Find the smallest integer nk+1n \ge k+1 with the property that there exists a set of nn distinct real numbers such that each of its elements can be written as a sum of kk other distinct elements of the set.