JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sets Question Bank Set theory

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    A set contains \[2n+1\] elements. The number of subsets of this set containing more than n elements is equal to [UPSEAT 2001, 04]

    A) \[{{2}^{n-1}}\]

    B) \[{{2}^{n}}\]

    C) \[{{2}^{n+1}}\]

    D) \[{{2}^{2n}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let the original set contains \[(2n+1)\] elements, then subsets of this set containing more than n elements, i.e., subsets containing \[(n+1)\] elements, \[(n+2)\] elements, ??. \[(2n+1)\] elements. \ Required number of subsets \[={{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{n+1}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{n+2}}+....+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{2n}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{2n+1}}\] \[={{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{n}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{n-1}}+...+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{1}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{0}}\] \[={{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{0}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{1}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{2}}+...+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{n-1}}+{{\,}^{2n+1}}{{C}_{n}}\] \[=\frac{1}{2}\left[ {{(1+1)}^{2n+1}} \right]\]\[=\frac{1}{2}[{{2}^{2n+1}}]={{2}^{2n}}\].


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