Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-49539-132-6

Chapter 6 - Set Theory - Exercise Set 6.1 - Page 350: 18

Answer

a. No, 0 is not in ∅ since ∅ is defined as an empty set with no elements. b. No, ∅ is an empty set with no elements and {∅} is a set containing one element that is an empty set. c. Yes, {∅} is defined as a set containing one element that is an empty set, so ∅ ϵ {∅}. d. No, ∅ ϵ ∅ implies that “an empty set is an element of an empty set”, which is a contradiction because ∅ is an empty set that does not contain any elements.

Work Step by Step

a. No, 0 is not in ∅ since ∅ is defined as an empty set with no elements. b. No, ∅ is an empty set with no elements and {∅} is a set containing one element that is an empty set. c. Yes, {∅} is defined as a set containing one element that is an empty set, so ∅ ϵ {∅}. d. No, ∅ ϵ ∅ implies that “an empty set is an element of an empty set”, which is a contradiction because ∅ is an empty set that does not contain any elements.
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