If A = {x : x + 1 = 1 and x is a natural number}, then what is A?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A = ∅
Solving x + 1 = 1 gives x = 0. Under the usual school convention used here, natural numbers are 1, 2, 3, ...; therefore 0 is not a natural number. No value satisfies both conditions simultaneously, so A contains no element and is the empty set, written as ∅. Thus option C is correct.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
A = ∅
Why is this the correct answer?
Solving x + 1 = 1 gives x = 0. Under the usual school convention used here, natural numbers are 1, 2, 3, ...; therefore 0 is not a natural number. No value satisfies both conditions simultaneously, so A contains no element and is the empty set, written as ∅. Thus option C is correct.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: The Empty Set, Finite and Infinite Sets, Equal Sets.