Math Problem Statement
Find (a) the number of subsets and (b) the number of proper subsets of the following set. StartSet e comma f comma g comma h comma i comma j comma k comma l EndSet. Question content area bottom Part 1 a. The number of subsets is
Solution
To find the number of subsets of a set, we use the formula:
where is the number of elements in the set.
Given the set , it has 8 elements.
Thus, the number of subsets is:
Answer:
(a) The number of subsets is 256.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Set Theory
Subsets
Formulas
Number of subsets = 2^n
Number of proper subsets = 2^n - 1
Theorems
Basic Subset Theorem
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 9-11