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COMEDK · Maths · 20. Sets and Relations

The number of proper subsets of a set having \(n+1\) elements is

  1. A \(2^{n+1}\)
  2. B \(2^{n+1}-1\)
  3. C \(2^{n+1}-2\)
  4. D \(2^{n-2}\)
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(B) \(2^{n+1}-1\)

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If a set having \(n\) elements then its number of subsets \(=2^{n}\) \(\therefore\) Numbers of proper susbets of a set having \((n+1)\) elements \(=2^{n+1}-1 .\)