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NL-NWO 2005 Problem 3

    Let a1,a2,a3,a4,a5a_1,a_2,a_3,a_4,a_5 be distinct real numbers. Consider all sums of the form ai+aja_i + a_j where i,j∈{1,2,3,4,5}i,j \in \{1,2,3,4,5\} and i≠ji \neq j . Let mm be the number of distinct numbers among these sums. What is the smallest possible value of mm ?

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