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QJEEM12Mab73e: JEE Main 2012 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM12Mab73e Solution: Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The number of different ordered pairs…

Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The number of different ordered pairs (Y, Z) that can be formed such that Y ⊆ X, Z ⊆ X and Y ∩ Z is empty, is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 35
  • B 25
  • C 53
  • D 52

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

For any element xi present in X, 4 cases arises while making subsets Y and Z.

Case- 1 : xi ∈ Y, xi ∈ Z ⇒ Y ∩ Z ≠ ϕ

Case- 2 : xi ∈ Y, xi ∉ Z ⇒ Y ∩ Z = ϕ

Case- 3 : xi ∉ Y, xi ∈ Z ⇒ Y ∩ Z = ϕ

Case- 4 : xi ∉ Y, xi ∉ Z ⇒ Y ∩ Z = ϕ

∴ For every element, number of ways = 3 for which Y ∩ Z = ϕ

⇒ Total ways = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 [∵ no. of elements in set X = 5]

= 35

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