If A = (1, 5] and B = [5, 9), what is A ∩ B?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: {5}
Set A contains all numbers greater than 1 up to and including 5. Set B contains all numbers from 5, including 5, up to but not including 9. The only number common to both sets is 5. Hence their intersection is the singleton set {5}, not an interval extending on either side of 5.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
{5}
Why is this the correct answer?
Set A contains all numbers greater than 1 up to and including 5. Set B contains all numbers from 5, including 5, up to but not including 9. The only number common to both sets is 5. Hence their intersection is the singleton set {5}, not an interval extending on either side of 5.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: The Empty Set, many more. Step 3: Hence the set is infinite..