Let $$A$$ be a set of $$n\left( { > 0} \right)$$ elements. Let $${N_r}$$ be the number of binary relations on $$A$$ and Let $${N_r}$$ be the number of functions from $$A$$ to $$A$$.
(a) Give the expression for $${N_r}$$ in terms of $$n$$.
(b) Give the expression for $${N_f}$$ in terms of $$n$$.
(c) Which is larger for all possible $$n, $$ $${N_r}$$ or $${N_f}$$?

A multiset is an unordered collection of elements where elements may repeat ay number of times. The size of a multiset is the number of elements in it counting repetitions.

(a) what is the number of multisets of size 4 that can be constructed from n distinct elements so that at least one element occurs exactly twice?
(b) How many multisets can be constructed from n distinct elements?

Let $$S = \left\{ {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7} \right\}$$ and $$ \otimes $$ denote multiplication modulo $$8$$, that is, $$x \otimes y = \left( {xy} \right)$$ mod $$8$$

(a) Prove that $$\left( {0,\,1,\, \otimes } \right)$$ is not a group.
(b) Write $$3$$ distinct groups $$\left( {G,\,\, \otimes } \right)$$ where $$G \subset s$$ and $$G$$ has $$2$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$elements.

Let $${G_1}$$ and $${G_2}$$ be subgroups of a group $$G$$.
(a) Show that $${G_1}\, \cap \,{G_2}$$ is also a subgroup of $$G$$.
(b) $${\rm I}$$s $${G_1}\, \cup \,{G_2}$$ always a subgroup of $$G$$?