More fun with quadratic forms, Part 2

Algebra Level 5

Find the smallest integer n 3 n\geq 3 such that there exist real numbers x 0 , x 1 , , x n x_0,x_1,\ldots,x_n with k = 0 n x k 2 = x 0 x 3 + k = 1 n 1 x k x k + 1 = 1 \displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^{n}x_k^2=x_0x_3+\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}x_kx_{k+1}=1

If you come to the conclusion that no such n n exists, enter 666.


The answer is 8.

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