If A = (2, 7) and B = [5, 9], what is A ∪ B?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (2, 9]
The intervals overlap from 5 to 7, so together they form one continuous interval. Set A begins just greater than 2, so 2 is excluded. Set B ends at 9 and includes 9, so 9 is included. Every number between these endpoints belongs to at least one set. Hence A ∪ B = (2, 9], making option A correct.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(2, 9]
Why is this the correct answer?
The intervals overlap from 5 to 7, so together they form one continuous interval. Set A begins just greater than 2, so 2 is excluded. Set B ends at 9 and includes 9, so 9 is included. Every number between these endpoints belongs to at least one set. Hence A ∪ B = (2, 9], making option A correct.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: Operations on Sets (Union, Intersection, Difference).