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Describe the following set in Set-Builder form {0, –1, 2, –3, 4, –5, 6, ...} - Mathematics and Statistics

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Describe the following set in Set-Builder form

{0, –1, 2, –3, 4, –5, 6, ...}

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Solution

Let D = {0, –1, 2, –3, –5, 6, ...}

The even integers are 0, 2, 4, 6, ... and have positive sign

The odd integers are 1, 3, 5, ... and have negative sign

∴ D can be written in set builder form as:

D = {x/x = (–1)n–1 × (n – 1), n ∈ N}

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Chapter 5: Sets and Relations - Exercise 5.1 [Page 97]

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