What is the correct statement for A = {x ∈ N : x is greater than every natural number}?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A = ∅
No natural number can be greater than every natural number. If x is any natural number, then x + 1 is also a natural number and is greater than x. Thus x fails the required condition. This argument works for every possible natural number, so the set has no elements and is the empty set: A = ∅.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
A = ∅
Why is this the correct answer?
No natural number can be greater than every natural number. If x is any natural number, then x + 1 is also a natural number and is greater than x. Thus x fails the required condition. This argument works for every possible natural number, so the set has no elements and is the empty set: 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.