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Which of the following describes a set written in the set-builder form?

Answer: {x : x is a prime number less than 10}.

  • A the collection of all prime numbers below ten
  • B {x : x is a prime number less than 10}
  • C the listed elements 2, 3, 5 and 7
  • D a set written in roster or tabular form

Correct answer: B. {x : x is a prime number less than 10}

Explanation: Set-builder form states a common defining property of the elements using the notation {x : P(x)}. Simply listing the elements (2, 3, 5, 7) is the roster or tabular form.

Set Operations: Union, Intersection, ComplementUABA∩BOutside both circles = (A∪B)' = A'∩B' (De Morgan)A∪B = everything in either circle; A∩B = only the overlap

A Venn diagram makes set identities visual: A∪B is everything inside either circle, A∩B is only the overlap, and the region outside both circles represents the complement of their union - directly illustrating De Morgan's law (A∪B)′ = A′∩B′.

Concept context

Types of sets, operations (union/intersection/complement), relations, and types of functions with domain and range

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