Exercise · ZW-PARTIAL-ORDER-RELATION-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate

In \(\mathcal{P}(\{a,b\})\) under \(\subseteq\), how many pairs \((A,B)\) satisfy \(A\subsetneq B\)?

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  • D. 5

Explanation

\(\varnothing\) is contained in the other three, and \(\{a\}\), \(\{b\}\) are in \(\{a,b\}\): \(3+1+1=5\).

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A relation \(\preceq\) on a set \(S\) that is reflexive, antisymmetric and transitive, and therefore orders some pairs of elements of \(S\).

\[a\preceq a;\quad (a\preceq b\ \wedge\ b\preceq a)\Rightarrow a=b;\quad (a\preceq b\ \wedge\ b\preceq c)\Rightarrow a\preceq c\]

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