For any set A, which statement about the empty set is correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: ∅ ⊆ A
The empty set ∅ contains no elements. To check whether ∅ is a subset of A, we ask whether every element of ∅ belongs to A. Since there is no element in ∅ that could violate this requirement, the statement is vacuously true for every set A. Therefore ∅ ⊆ A always holds. This does not mean that ∅ is an element of A.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
∅ ⊆ A
Why is this the correct answer?
The empty set ∅ contains no elements. To check whether ∅ is a subset of A, we ask whether every element of ∅ belongs to A. Since there is no element in ∅ that could violate this requirement, the statement is vacuously true for every set A. Therefore ∅ ⊆ A always holds. This does not mean that ∅ is an element of A.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: Equal sets and Subsets.