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'''Claim:''' The number of pairs <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> such that <math>A \subseteq B</math> is <math>3^{10}</math>. | '''Claim:''' The number of pairs <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> such that <math>A \subseteq B</math> is <math>3^{10}</math>. | ||
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'''Method 1:''' If <math>B</math> has <math>k</math> elements, then there are <math>2^k</math> choices for <math>A</math>. Since <math>B</math> has <math>k</math> elements <math>\binom{10}{k}</math> times as <math>B</math> ranges over all possible subsets of <math>\mathcal{S}</math>, the desired quantity is | '''Method 1:''' If <math>B</math> has <math>k</math> elements, then there are <math>2^k</math> choices for <math>A</math>. Since <math>B</math> has <math>k</math> elements <math>\binom{10}{k}</math> times as <math>B</math> ranges over all possible subsets of <math>\mathcal{S}</math>, the desired quantity is | ||
<cmath> \sum_{k = 1}^{10} \binom{10}{k} \cdot 2^k = (2^1 + 1)^{10} = 3^{10}. </cmath> | <cmath> \sum_{k = 1}^{10} \binom{10}{k} \cdot 2^k = (2^1 + 1)^{10} = 3^{10}. </cmath> |
Latest revision as of 13:20, 9 August 2021
Problem 6
Let . Two subsets, and , of are chosen randomly with replacement, with chosen after . The probability that is a subset of can be written as , for some primes and . Find .
Solution
Claim: The number of pairs and such that is .
Method 1: If has elements, then there are choices for . Since has elements times as ranges over all possible subsets of , the desired quantity is
Method 2: Each element of has options: be in neither nor , be in just , or be in both and . All elements assort independently, so there are valid pairs of subsets.
Then the answer is