Which notation correctly represents the empty set?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: ∅
The empty set contains no elements and is denoted by ∅ or by a pair of empty braces, {}. In contrast, {0} contains the element 0, {1} contains the element 1, and {∅} contains the empty set as one element. Therefore only option C represents a set with no elements.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
∅
Why is this the correct answer?
The empty set contains no elements and is denoted by ∅ or by a pair of empty braces, {}. In contrast, {0} contains the element 0, {1} contains the element 1, and {∅} contains the empty set as one element. Therefore only option C represents a set with no elements.
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.