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MathNet 2006 — Part 03 Question 139

Math Olympiad Vault · MathNet 2006 — Part 03

Question 139

Given a positive integer $n \ge 2$, let $B_1, B_2, \dots, B_n$ denote $n$ arbitrary subsets of set $X$, each of which contains exactly two elements. Find the minimum value of $|X|$ such that there exists a subset $Y$ of set $X$ satisfying:

(a) $|Y| = n$;

(b) $|Y \cap B_i| \le 1$ for $i = 1, 2, \dots, n$,
where $|A|$ denotes the number of elements of the finite set $A$.