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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / iii / Paper 109 / 3 / ii

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No example exists for n=2, because the unique point in A1​∩A2​ would also lie in the total intersection; the one-member case is excluded by nontriviality. For every n≥3, take ground set [n] and define the near-pencil
A0​={1,…,n−1},Ai​={i,n}(1≤i≤n−1).
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Two small sets meet in n, each small set meets A0​ in its other point, and the total intersection is empty. Thus the required values are exactly n≥3.

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