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QJEEM22Ma2d71: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM22Ma2d71 Solution: Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then the number of elements in the set {…

Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then the number of elements in the set { f : S ×\times S →\to S : f is onto and f (a, b) = f (b, a) ≥\ge a ∀\forall (a, b) ∈\in S ×\times S } is ______________.

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There are 16 ordered pairs in S×SS \times S . We write all these ordered pairs in 4 sets as follows.

A={(1,1)}A=\{(1,1)\}

B={(1,4),(2,4),(3,4)(4,4),(4,3),(4,2),(4,1)}B=\{(1,4),(2,4),(3,4)(4,4),(4,3),(4,2),(4,1)\}

C={(1,3),(2,3),(3,3),(3,2),(3,1)}C=\{(1,3),(2,3),(3,3),(3,2),(3,1)\}

D={(1,2),(2,2),(2,1)}D=\{(1,2),(2,2),(2,1)\}

All elements of set BB have image 4 and only element of AA has image 1.

All elements of set CC have image 3 or 4 and all elements of set DD have image 2 or 3 or 4 .

We will solve this question in two cases.

Case I: When no element of set CC has image 3.

Number of onto functions =2=2 (when elements of set DD have images 2 or 3 ))

Case II: When atleast one element of set CC has image 3.

Number of onto functions =(23−1)(1+2+2)=\left(2^{3}-1\right)(1+2+2)

=35=35

Total number of functions =37=37

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