A364153 a(n) is the smallest positive integer such that from the set {1, 2, ..., a(n)} one can choose a sequence (s(1), s(2), ..., s(n)) in which every segment has a unique sum.
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18
Offset: 1
Examples
a(6) = 7, because there exists a 6-element sequence on the set {1,2,...,7} with unique segment sums: (2,1,7,6,5,4) and 7 is the least positive integer with such property. The sums in the segments are: 2, 1, 7, 6, 5, 4 for 1-element segments; 3, 8, 13, 11, 9 for 2-element segments; 10, 14, 18, 15 for 3-element segments; 16, 19, 22 for 4-element segments; 21, 23 for 5-element segments; and 25 for the full set.
a(13) = 18 and the exemplary corresponding 13-element sequence is (1, 6, 15, 8, 11, 9, 16, 17, 18, 13, 14, 10, 2).
Programs
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PARI
a(n, m=n+6) = my(k=1, s=vector(n, i, []), t, u=m, v=vector(n)); while(k, t=0; v[k]++; if(k==n, if(v[n]
Extensions
a(10)-a(13) from Jinyuan Wang, Jul 11 2023
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