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Consider the relation R1( P, Q, R, S ) and R( R, G, T, U )
The relation R1 has 20 tuples and R2 has 10 tuples then maximum number of tuples in R⟕ R2 is .......................?

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Since candidate key not define so max tupple will be 20*10 = 200.

if R1 has candidate key P and R2 has candidate key R .

then No. of max tupple will be depend on foriegn key attribute relation so here  R⟕ R2 = 20

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@anirudh as u said that when P is candidate key for R1 and R is the candidate key for R2 then in question there should also guven the condition that on whch tuple we are left joining the both the tables
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Quetion is incomplete ,,, I take one assumption, i Wrote there word "if".

Arjun Sir M not make any rule i just take one assumption .
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@Anirudh my reply was to saket. i.e., for taking R as key in R1.
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here,nothing is given about referential integrity so,we apply some case

CASE 1 (default): All values of R1(R) and R2(R) are same then 20*10=200

CSAE 2: suppose R2(R) references  R1(R) (foreign key) and all the values are same in  R2(R)  then,

             1 tuple of R1(R)  matches with 10 tuples of  R2(R) then no of combination=10

          and 19 tuples left in  R1 which also come in resultant table with NULL values for  R2 tables attributes value

          so,19 no of more tuples

         so, total =10+19=29

CASE 3: if we change RI make  R1(R) references  R2(R) then if all values R1(R)  is same 

                     then, also as in case 2, i.e. 20+9=29

CASE 4: if r be act as primary key (unique) for both the table then for EX

             R1

P Q R S
a d 1 o
b e 2 u
c f 3 g

R2

R G T U
4 k n q
5 l o r
6 m p s

R1(leftouter join)R2

P Q R S R G T U
a d 1 o n n n n
b e 2 u n n n n
e f 3 g n n n n

so,all left part of table present with null values is right part of table

so,cardinality of left table will be maxm no of tuples so, 20 will be maxm

 

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Question is for LEFT outer join - so case 3 will be 20 + 0 = 20.
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