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AP EAMCET · Maths · Permutation Combination

If a set \(A\) has 5 elements, then the number of ways of selecting two subsets \(P\) and \(Q\) from \(A\) such that \(P\) and \(Q\) are mutually disjoint, is

  1. A \(64\)
  2. B \(128\)
  3. C \(243\)
  4. D \(729\)
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(C) \(243\)

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Given set A has 5 elements, there are two subsets \(P\) and Q which are mutually disjoint. So, the required number of ways of selecting two subsets will be \(3^5=243\).