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Q.If a set AA has 4 elements, the number of elements in its power set P(A)P(A) is:

(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 16
(d) 4
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Step 1 — Recall the formula. For a finite set AA with n(A)=nn(A) = n elements, n(P(A))=2nn(P(A)) = 2^n, since P(A)P(A) is the set of all possible subsets of AA, and each of the nn elements is independently either included or excluded from a given subset (22 choices per element, giving 2n2^n subsets in total).

Step 2 — Apply it. Here n(A)=4n(A) = 4, so n(P(A))=24=16n(P(A)) = 2^4 = 16. …

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