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MathNet 2021 — Part 04 Question 7

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2021 — Part 04

Question 7

For every integer $k\geq0$, let $F_k$ be the $k$th Fibonacci number, defined by $F_0=0$, $F_1=1$, and $F_k=F_{k-2}+F_{k-1}$ for $k\geq2$. Let $n\geq2$ be an integer, and let $S$ be a set of integers with the following property:

For every integer $k$ with $2\leq k\leq n$, the set $S$ contains two integers $x,y$ such that $x-y=F_k$.

What is the smallest possible number of elements of such a set $S$?