Cartesian Products

Cartesian Product ( sample

problems )
1. If X={1,2,3} and Y={a,b},find the following:
a) X x Y = ?
b) Y x X = ?
c) X x X = ?
d) Y x Y = ?
Cartesian Product ( Answers)
1. If X={1,2,3} and Y={a,b},find the following:
a) X x Y = (1,a),(1,b),(2,a),(2,b),(3,a),(3,b)
b) Y x X = (a,1),(a,2),(a,3),(b,1),(b,2),(b,3)
c) X x X = (1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (3,1), (3,2), (3,3)
d) Y x Y = (a,a), (a,b), (b,a), (b,b)
Reminders
A Cartesian Product is a list of all possible sets or all possible combinations.