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1992 USAMO Problems/Problem 3

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For a nonempty set S of integers, let \sigma(S) be the sum of the elements of S. Suppose that A = \{a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{11}\} is a set of positive integers with a_1 < a_2 < \cdots < a_{11} and that, for each positive integer n \le 1500, there is a subset S of A for which \sigma(S) = n. What is the smallest possible value of a_{10}?

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