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Express the set in roster form
B = {x | XEN and x &x> 5)

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Final answer:

Set B in roster form is {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...}, including all natural numbers starting from 3 whose squares are greater than 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves expressing a set in roster form. The given set is B = x ∈ ℕ and x^2 > 5, where ∈ means 'is an element of', ℕ stands for the set of natural numbers, and x^2 represents the square of x. To find the elements of set B, we need to discover the natural numbers that, when squared, give a result greater than 5.

Starting from the smallest natural number, 1, and checking subsequent numbers individually:

1^2 = 1 (not greater than 5)

2^2 = 4 (not greater than 5)

3^2 = 9 (greater than 5)

So the first element in our set B that satisfies x^2 > 5 is 3. Continuing this pattern:

4^2 = 16 (greater than 5)

5^2 = 25 (greater than 5)

... and so on for all larger natural numbers.

Therefore, the set B in roster form is {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...}, which illustrates that the set contains all natural numbers starting from 3 and increasing without bound.

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