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If A and B be any two sets such that A Δ B = A, then A ∩ B is

  1. A
    ϕ
  2. B
    A
  3. C
    B
  4. D
    A ∪ B

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The notation represents the symmetric difference between two sets, which is defined as the union of elements that belong to either of the sets but not to their intersection:

We are given the condition:

Let's look at the components of this union:For the union to equal exactly set , the second component cannot contain any elements that lie outside of . This means must be an empty set:

If is a subset of (), then the first component simplifies to just excluding elements of .Substituting this back, the symmetric difference becomes , which means no elements of are in . For both and to be true simultaneously, set must be the empty set:

Since is an empty set (), the intersection of with an empty set is also empty:

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If A and B be any two sets such that A Δ B = A, then A ∩ B is
A
ϕ
B
A
C
B
D
A ∪ B

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