document.write( "Question 910979: Calculate the number of subsets and the number of proper subsets for the given set.\r
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document.write( "{x | x (element) N and 1 < x < 5}
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Algebra.Com's Answer #552786 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x is a natural number and it's between 1 and 5 (excluding each endpoint)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we have this set: {2, 3, 4}\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are 3 elements which means n = 3.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So there are 2^n = 2^3 = 8 subsets and (2^n)-1 = (2^3)-1 = 8-1 = 7 proper subsets. \n" ); document.write( " |