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Let k≥2k \geqslant 2 be an integer. Find the smallest integer n≥k+1n \geqslant 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.
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Let k≥2 be an integer. Find the smallest integer n≥k+1 with the property that there exists a set of n distinct real numbers such that each of its elements can be written as a sum of k other distinct elements of the set.
Original LaTeX notation
Let $k \geqslant 2$ be an integer. Find the smallest integer $n \geqslant k+1$ with the property that there exists a set of $n$ distinct real numbers such that each of its elements can be written as a sum of $k$ other distinct elements of the set.

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Expression

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English

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Open-ended

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Math

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