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COMEDK · Maths · 20. Sets and Relations

Total number of elements in the power set of \(A\) containing 17 elements is

  1. A \(2^{17+1}\)
  2. B \(2^{17-1}\)
  3. C \(17^2-1\)
  4. D \(2^{17}\)
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(D) \(2^{17}\)

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The power set of a set \(A\) is defined as the set of all subsets of \(A\). If a set \(A\) has \(n\) elements, then the number of elements in its power set, denoted by \(P(A)\), is given by \(2^n\). Given that the set \(A\) contains \(n = 17\) elements, the number of elements in…