Let X, Y, Z be sets of sizes x, y and z respectively. Let W = X x Y. Let E be…
2006
Let X, Y, Z be sets of sizes x, y and z respectively. Let W = X x Y. Let E be the set of all subsets of W. The number of functions from Z to E is:
- A.
z2xy
- B.
z x 2xy
- C.
z2x + y
- D.
2xyz
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Correct answer: D
Key steps:
Compute the size of W = X × Y: |W| = x * y.
The set E is the power set of W, so |E| = 2^{x y}.
The number of functions from a set of size z to a set of size 2^{x y} is (2^{x y})^{z} = 2^{x y z}.
Answer: 2^{x y z}
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