Sets Relations And Functions Question 77

Question: Sets A and B have n elements in common. How many elements will $(A \times B)$ and $(B \times A)$ have in common?

Options:

A) $ n $

B) $ 2n $

C) $ n^{2} $

D) 0

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • [c] if both A and B have n elements in common, then a common ordered pair in A $ \times $ B and B $ \times $ A can have the first element common in n ways and similarly the second element also in n ways. Thus, $ n.n=n^{2} $ elements will be in common.