What is the correct statement about A = {x ∈ ℝ : x = x + 1}?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A = ∅
Subtracting x from both sides of the condition x = x + 1 gives 0 = 1. This is a contradiction and cannot be true for any real number x. Consequently, there is no real number belonging to A. A set containing no elements is called the empty set, denoted by ∅, so A = ∅.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
A = ∅
Why is this the correct answer?
Subtracting x from both sides of the condition x = x + 1 gives 0 = 1. This is a contradiction and cannot be true for any real number x. Consequently, there is no real number belonging to A. A set containing no elements is called the empty set, denoted by ∅, so A = ∅.
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.