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Three sets, A \mathbb A , B \mathbb B and C \mathbb C , have 3, 12, and 13 elements respectively. The set D \mathbb D is defined as:

D = { ( x , y , z ) x A , y B , z C } \mathbb D = \{(x,y,z) \mid x \in\mathbb A, y \in\mathbb B, z \in\mathbb C\}

How many elements does D \mathbb D have?


The answer is 468.

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3 solutions

Yan Yau Cheng
Apr 14, 2014

Set D \mathbb D is defined as the set of triplets ( x , y , z ) (x,y,z) where x x belongs to A \mathbb A , y y belongs to B \mathbb B , and z z belongs to C \mathbb C , There are 3 elements in A \mathbb A , 12 elements in B \mathbb B , 13 elements in C \mathbb C . There are 3 possibilities for x x , 12 possibilities for y y , and 13 possibilities for z z . So therefore there are:

3 × 12 × 13 = 468 Elements in D 3\times 12\times 13 = \boxed {468} \text{ Elements in } \mathbb D

x belongs to A and there are 3 numbers (options to choose) for x,and thus there are 12 and 13 numbers respectively for y and z.so the total combinations for D : 3 X 12 X 13 = 468.

Muntasir Muhammad Munim - 7 years, 1 month ago
Uahbid Dey
Apr 21, 2014

say, A = {a₁, a₂, a₃} B = {b₁, b₂, b₃, ....... b₁₂} C = {c₁, c₂, c₃, ....... c₁₃} => (x, y, z) = (a₁, b₁, c₁), (a₁, b₁, c₂), (a₁, b₁, c₂) ............ (a₃, b₁₂, c₁₃) => total number of elements are = 3x12x13 = 468

Gautam Sharma
Jul 25, 2014

cardinality of cartesian product of set A and setB is 36 And that of set C and (A,B)is 13*36=468

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