What type of set is {x ∈ R : |x| = −1}?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Empty set
The absolute value |x| represents the distance of x from zero and is always non-negative for every real number. Therefore, it can never equal −1. No real number satisfies the condition, so the set has no elements and is the empty set. Hence option A is correct.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Empty set
Why is this the correct answer?
The absolute value |x| represents the distance of x from zero and is always non-negative for every real number. Therefore, it can never equal −1. No real number satisfies the condition, so the set has no elements and is the empty set. Hence option A 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.