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What is the solution set of x <-5 n x ? Help needed!

What is the solution set of  x <-5 n  x ? Help needed!-example-1
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Answer:

There is no solution for the intersection of these two sets, as they do not intersect! They don't have any numbers in common and thus form an empty set. The correct answer choice is option D. the empty set.

Explanation:

The solution for x is ---> x < -5

The solution for x >5 is ---> x > 5

If you placed the two sets on a number line close to each other, you would see that they do not intersect. Thus there is no solution for the intersection of set A and set B as defined in the given problem.

See the graph for better understanding. You see how there's an empty space or area between -5 and 5? Yeah, this is called the empty set which is option D from your answer choices.

What is the solution set of  x <-5 n  x ? Help needed!-example-1
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The Empty set............

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