Q.

If R is a relation on a finite set having n elements, then the number of relations on A is

1 2n  
2 2n2  
3 n2  
4 nn  

Ans.

(2)

Number of elements in set A=n

Number of elements in A×A=n×n=n2

∵  Relations R on A are subsets of A×A.

∴  Number of relations =2n2