Which of the following statements are true about the sets. A. 0 ∈ ∅ B. ∅ ∈ {0}…

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Which of the following statements are true about the sets.

A. 0 ∈ ∅
B. ∅ ∈ {0}
C. ∅ ∈ {∅}
D. {∅} ∈ {∅}
E. {∅} ⊂ {∅, {∅}}
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    A, B, C, D and E

  2. B.

    A, B, C and E only

  3. C.

    A, C only

  4. D.

    C and E only

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Correct answer: D

Final answer: The true statements are ∅ ∈ {∅} and {∅} ⊂ {∅, {∅}}.

  • 0 ∈ ∅ — False. The empty set has no elements, so no object (including 0) is an element of it.

  • ∅ ∈ {0} — False. The set {0} contains only the element 0; the empty set is not that element.

  • ∅ ∈ {∅} — True. The set {∅} has exactly one element, which is the empty set itself.

  • {∅} ∈ {∅} — False. The element of {∅} is ∅; the set {∅} is not an element of {∅} (that would require a nested occurrence: {{∅}}).

  • {∅} ⊂ {∅, {∅}} — True. Every element of {∅} (namely ∅) is in the larger set, and the larger set has an additional element ({∅}), so the inclusion is proper.

Key distinction: Being an element (∈) is different from being a subset (⊂). For example, ∅ ∈ {∅} is true while {∅} ⊂ {∅, {∅}} is a statement about subset inclusion.

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