Question

Which of the following events are equal? (a) A = {1,3}; (b) B = {x | x is a number on a die }; (c) C = {x | x2 −4x +3=0 }; (d) D = {x | x is the number of heads when six coins are tossed}.

Answer 1

Answer:

A and C

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which events are equal, we explicitly define the elements in each set builder.

For event A

A={1.3}

for event B

B={x|x is a number on a die}

The possible numbers on a die are 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. Hence event B is computed as

B={1,2,3,4,5,6}

for event C

$C=[x|x^{2}-4x+3]\\solving x^{2}-4x+3\\x^{2}-4x+3=0\\x^{2}-3x-x+3=0\\x(x-3)-1(x-3)=0\\x=3 or x=1$

Hence the set c is C={1,3}

and for the set D {x| x is the number of heads when six coins re tossed }

In the tossing a six coins it is possible not to have any head and it is possible to have head ranging from 1 to 6

Hence the set D can be expressed as

D={0,1,2,3,4,5,6}

In conclusion, when all the set are compared only set A and set C are equal