Question:
Identify the sets that contain 2 as an element. (Check all that apply.)
![A.\ \{2, 3, 4, 5, ...\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=A.%5C%20%5C%7B2%2C%203%2C%204%2C%205%2C%20...%5C%7D)
![B.\ \{0, 1, 4, 9, ...\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=B.%5C%20%5C%7B0%2C%201%2C%204%2C%209%2C%20...%5C%7D)
![C.\ \{2, \{2\} \}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C.%5C%20%5C%7B2%2C%20%5C%7B2%5C%7D%20%5C%7D)
![D.\ \{\{2\}, \{\{2\}\}\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=D.%5C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%2C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%5C%7D%5C%7D)
![E.\ \{\{2\}, \{2, \{2\}\}\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E.%5C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%2C%20%5C%7B2%2C%20%5C%7B2%5C%7D%5C%7D%5C%7D)
Answer:
![A.\ \{2, 3, 4, 5, ...\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=A.%5C%20%5C%7B2%2C%203%2C%204%2C%205%2C%20...%5C%7D)
![C.\ \{2, \{2\} \}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C.%5C%20%5C%7B2%2C%20%5C%7B2%5C%7D%20%5C%7D)
Step-by-step explanation:
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For which of the options is 2 an element
![A.\ \{2, 3, 4, 5, ...\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=A.%5C%20%5C%7B2%2C%203%2C%204%2C%205%2C%20...%5C%7D)
The elements of this set starts from 2, then 3 and continues as thus.
Hence: 2 is an element
![B.\ \{0, 1, 4, 9, ...\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=B.%5C%20%5C%7B0%2C%201%2C%204%2C%209%2C%20...%5C%7D)
From the given elements in the above set, 2 is not listed.
Hence: 2 is not an element of this set
![C.\ \{2, \{2\} \}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=C.%5C%20%5C%7B2%2C%20%5C%7B2%5C%7D%20%5C%7D)
Here, 2 is listed as an element, 2 is also listed as a subset.
Since 2 is listed as an element, then 2 is an element of the set.
![D.\ \{\{2\}, \{\{2\}\}\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=D.%5C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%2C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%5C%7D%5C%7D)
Here, 2 is listed as a subset of {2} and also as a subset of subset of {{2}}.
Since 2 is not listed as an element itself, then 2 is not an element of the set.
![E.\ \{\{2\}, \{2, \{2\}\}\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=E.%5C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%2C%20%5C%7B2%2C%20%5C%7B2%5C%7D%5C%7D%5C%7D)
Here, 2 is listed as a subset of {2} and also as a subset of subset of {2,{2}}. This set only contains subsets, i.e. 2 is not listed as a direct element of the set.
Hence: 2 is not an element of the set
![F.\ \{\{\{2\}\}\}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=F.%5C%20%5C%7B%5C%7B%5C%7B2%5C%7D%5C%7D%5C%7D)
Here, 2 is listed as a subset of subset of {{2}}. This set only contains subsets, i.e. 2 is not listed as a direct element of the set.
Hence: 2 is not an element of the set