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Problem 1. Let A be a set with cardinality n ∈ N. Prove that the set {B : B ⊆ A} hascardinality 2n.

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Problem 1.

Let A be a set with cardinality nN n \in \mathbb{N} . Prove that the set {B:BA} \{B : B \subseteq A\} has cardinality 2n 2^n .

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Sure, here is a step-by-step proof for the problem:

Step 1: Define the set Let's define the set A with cardinality n. This means that there are n elements in set A.

Step 2: Define the power set The set {B : B ⊆ A} is the power set of A, often denoted as P(A). The power set of A is the set of all possible subsets of A.

Step 3: Count the subsets Each element in A has two possibilities: it can either be in a subset or not. Therefore, for n elements, there are 2^n possible combinations, or subsets.

Step 4: Conclude the proof Since there are 2^n possible subsets of A, the cardinality of the power set P(A) is 2^n. Therefore, the set {B : B ⊆ A} has cardinality 2^n.

This completes the proof.

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