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Question #40329
The Question
Let . Let be the number of relations on satisfying the following conditions: (i) is a bijective function from to . (ii) , where . Find the value of .
Options
- A.
160
- B.
265
- C.
130
- D.
120
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Specialist
Targeted practice for niche, high-difficulty concepts that frequently appear in JEE Advanced exams.
Concepts Behind This Question
Relation as Subset|Derangements (Inclusion-Exclusion)|Complementary Counting
Why This Question Is Tricky
Common Mistakes
This question tests the translation of set-theoretic relation properties into permutation cycle-structure constraints, specifically targeting the inclusion-exclusion overshoot trap.
Students often correctly identify that implies the permutation has no fixed points (derangements) and no 2-cycles.
However, when subtracting the 2-cycle cases from the total derangements (), they frequently calculate only , forgetting that permutations with multiple 2-cycles are overcounted.
This complementary counting error leads directly to the trap answer 130.
The correct approach requires either full Inclusion-Exclusion or directly counting valid cycle types (6-cycles and 3+3-cycles).
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Question Information
| Subject | Mathematics |
| Chapter | Relations and Functions - Class 11 |
| Concept | Relation as Subset |
| Difficulty | 8 |
| Cognitive Load | 7 |
| Target Solve Time | 160 sec |
| Access | Free |