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Q.Find the number of all one-one functions from set A={1,2,3}A = \{1, 2, 3\} to B={a,b,c}B = \{a, b, c\}.

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Since ∣A∣=∣B∣=3|A| = |B| = 3, every one-one function from AA to BB is automatically a bijection, so the count is 3!=63! = 6.

A function f:A→Bf: A \to B is one-one (injective) if distinct elements of AA map to distinct elements of BB. Here A={1,2,3}A = \{1,2,3\} and B={a,b,c}B = \{a,b,c\}, so ∣A∣=∣B∣=3|A| = |B| = 3.

Since the domain and codomain have the same finite size, an injective function must also be surjective (onto) — it is a bijection. The number of bijections from a 3-element set to another 3-element set equals the number of ways to arrange 3 images for 3 domain elements, which is 3!=3×2×1=63! = 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 6.

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