What type of set is A = {x : x is a triangle with four sides}?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Empty set
By definition, a triangle is a polygon with exactly three sides. An object cannot simultaneously be a triangle and have four sides, so no object satisfies the condition defining A. A set with no elements is called the empty set and is represented by ∅. Hence A is empty, and option A is correct.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Empty set
Why is this the correct answer?
By definition, a triangle is a polygon with exactly three sides. An object cannot simultaneously be a triangle and have four sides, so no object satisfies the condition defining A. A set with no elements is called the empty set and is represented by ∅. Hence A is empty, and 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.