#$&* course mth 151 001. `Query 1
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: { 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14} confidence rating #$&*:3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a**For the set of counting numbers from 4 through 14 the list of the elements would be 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. To indicate the set of these element using a list format we would write the set as {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14}. If we are asked for the set of counting numbers between 4 and 14 we would write the set as {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13}. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: ********************************************* Question: `qquery 2.1.24 listing for set of presidents after Nixon and before Obama (formerly between LBJ and Clinton)
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: {Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush} confidence rating #$&*: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** The solution given here is for presidents between Johnson and Clinton. A listing would be {}{}{ Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan, George HW Bush}.{}{}Set-builder notation is {x|x is a president who served between Lyndon Johnson and William Clinton} x is a variable and the condition 'x is a president who served between Lyndon Johnson and William Clinton' tells you what possible things the variable can be. COMMON ERROR: It's incorrect to say {x | x is the set of presidents who served between Johnson and Clinton}. x is a president, not a set of presidents. Should be {x|x is a president who served between Lyndon Johnson and William Clinton} ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: ********************************************* Question: `q2.1.44 finite or infinite: set of rat #'s 0 to 1
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: Infinite because of the different possibilities. confidence rating #$&*:3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** Rational numbers have form p/q, where p and q are integers. Numbers like 5/8, 57/31, -3/5, -57843/7843, etc. The subset {1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, ... } is just by itself an infinite set of rational numbers between 0 and 1. Then you have things like 348/937, and 39827389871 / 4982743789, and a whole infinite bunch of others. There are thus infinitely many rational numbers in any interval of the real line. COMMON MISCONCEPTION: finite, because it doesn't go on forever Rational numbers have form p/q, where p and q are integers. Numbers like 5/8, 57/31, -3/5, -57843/7843, etc. Not all of these lie between 0 and 1, of course. ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: ********************************************* Question: `q2.1.48 n(A), A={x|x is a U.S. senator} What is n(A) and why?
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: n(A) stands for the number of elements in the set. confidence rating #$&*:3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** n(A) stands for the number of elements in the set--in this case for the number of senators. There are 100, 2 from each State. So n(A) = 100. ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: ********************************************* Question: `qquery Is {x|x is negative number} well-defined?
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: Yes, because the set has specifications to determine its elements. confidence rating #$&*:3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: `a** This notation means all possible values of x such that x is a negative number. The question is whether the set is well-defined or not. It is in fact well-defined because there is a definite way to decide whether a given object is an element of the set, because there is a definite way to determine whether an object is a negative number or not. ALTERNATIVE ANSWER: The set is well-defined because you have a criterion by which you can definitely decide whether something is or is not in the set. ** &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: " end document Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: " end document Self-critique (if necessary): ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique rating: #*&!