Can you draw its graph ? -1

Algebra Level 5

A { x R x 2 4 x + x + 3 = 0 } A \equiv \{x \in \mathbb{R} \ | \ x^2-4x+\lfloor{x}\rfloor+3=0\} , then what is n ( P ( P ( A ) ) ) n(P(P(A))) ?

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n ( P ( P ( A ) ) ) n(P(P(A))) here means number of elements in the Power Set of the Power Set set A.


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The answer is 2.

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The Answer given here is wrong. n(A) = 0 Therefore, n ( P(A) ) = 2^0 = 1 And so, n ( P ( P(A) ) ) = 2^1 = 2

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Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 1 month ago
Gautam Sharma
Apr 16, 2015

x 2 4 x + x + 3 = 0 x^2-4x+\lfloor{x}\rfloor+3=0 x 2 4 x + x { x } + 3 = 0 x^2-4x+x-\left\{ x \right\} +3=0 x 2 3 x + 3 = { x } x^2-3x +3=\left\{ x \right\}

Now drawing graphs for them

As here we can see graph of quadratic eq intersects with { x } \left\{ x \right\} at x = 1 , 2 x=1,2 but at these x we get y = 1 y=1 but 0 { x } < 1 0 \le \left\{ x \right\}<1 hence there is no solution to this equation.

A { ϕ } A \equiv \{\phi \}

Hence n ( P ( P ( A ) ) ) = 4 \boxed {n(P(P(A)))=4}

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This can also be done algebraically as follows:

x 2 3 x + 3 = { x } x^2-3x +3=\left\{ x \right\} 0 x 2 3 x + 3 < 1 0\le x^2-3x +3<1 x ( 1 , 2 ) x \in (1,2)

We know { x } \left\{ x \right\} represents straight lines such that: y = x + c y=x+c for 0 y < 1 0\le y <1 and here c { 1 , 0 , 1 , 2....... } c \in \{-1,0,1,2.......\} .

Now the lines y = x + c y=x+c , for c { 1 , 0 } c \in \{-1,0\} intersects the quadratic equation at ( 1 , 1 ) , ( 2 , 1 ) (1,1),(2,1) but { x } < 1 \left\{ x \right\} <1 hence No solution .

Rest of the lines intersect at pts for which ordinate > 1 >1 hence no solution for them obviously

So n ( P ( P ( A ) ) ) n(P(P(A))) =4

Note : y = x 1 y=x-1 is a tangent to quadratic curve and y = x y=x intersects at 2 pts but i have taken only 1 pt i.e ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) Coz after that y > 1 y>1 and y = 1 y=1 also is not in range of fraction part of x.

A simpler way to see the solution is to see that the given equation implies 1 x = ( x 2 ) 2 0 x 1 1-\lfloor x\rfloor=(x-2)^2\ge 0\implies \lfloor x\rfloor \le 1 . Then, together with the observation that x ( 1 , 2 ) x\in (1,2) , the result follows.

Samrat Mukhopadhyay - 6 years, 1 month ago

A={2}; p(A)= 2 1 2^1 p(p(A))= 2 2 = 4 2^2 = 4

Wrong!. you are ust too lucky. Number of elements in A is 0 0 not 2 2 .

A = ϕ A = \phi P ( A ) = ϕ , ( ϕ ) P(A) = \phi , (\phi) And so n ( P ( P ( A ) ) ) = 2 2 = 4 n(P(P(A))) =2^2 = 4

Shivang Jindal - 6 years, 2 months ago

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Calvin Lin Staff - 6 years, 1 month ago
Rushikesh Joshi
Feb 15, 2015

A={} so P(P(A)) is 2^2.

If A = A= \emptyset Then P ( A ) = { } P(A)= \ \{\emptyset\}

And P ( P ( A ) ) = { , { } } P(P(A))= \left\{ \emptyset ,\left\{ \emptyset \right\} \right\}

So, n ( P ( P ( A ) ) ) = 2 n(P(P(A)))=2

Ahmed Arup Shihab - 6 years, 3 months ago

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