SOLUTION: What is the total number of subsets of a set of k elements? Make a conjecture and prove it.

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Question 1016958: What is the total number of subsets of a set of k elements? Make a conjecture and prove it.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the total number of subsets of a set of k elements? Make a conjecture and prove it.
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Ans: 2^k
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Stan H.
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