What is the correct meaning of the interval [2, 5)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 2 ≤ x < 5
In interval notation, a square bracket includes the endpoint and a parenthesis excludes it. The left bracket in [2, 5) includes 2, so x may equal 2. The right parenthesis excludes 5, so x must be less than 5. Therefore the equivalent inequality is 2 ≤ x < 5, making option A correct.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
2 ≤ x < 5
Why is this the correct answer?
In interval notation, a square bracket includes the endpoint and a parenthesis excludes it. The left bracket in [2, 5) includes 2, so x may equal 2. The right parenthesis excludes 5, so x must be less than 5. Therefore the equivalent inequality is 2 ≤ x < 5, making option A correct.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: Sets and their representations.