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:
- A.
A, B, C, D and E
- B.
A, B, C and E only
- C.
A, C only
- 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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