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:

  1. A.

    z2xy

  2. B.

    z x 2xy

  3. C.

    z2x + y

  4. 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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