Question

Given that L1 and L2 both refer to lists, write a statement that replaces the elements in L1 from index 5 through (and including) index 8 with all the elements of L2?

A) ```Python L1[5:9] = L2.
B) ```Python L1[5:8] = L2.
C) ```Python L1[4:9] = L2.
D) ```Python L1[6:9] = L2,.
E) ```Python L1[5:10] = L2.

Answer 1

The correct statement to replace the elements in L1 from index 5 through (and including) index 8 with all the elements of L2 is option A) L1[5:9] = L2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement to replace the elements in L1 from index 5 through (and including) index 8 with all the elements of L2 would be option A) L1[5:9] = L2.

This statement uses list slicing to specify the range of indices to be replaced (5 to 9, inclusive) and assigns the elements of L2 to that range in L1. The correct syntax for list slicing is [start:end], where 'start' is the inclusive starting index and 'end' is the exclusive ending index.

For example, if L1 is [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] and L2 is [11, 12, 13], executing L1[5:9] = L2 would result in L1 becoming [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 10].