The Mayans stated that zero is the absence of value. There is a never-ending debate among mathematicians concerning zero as an even whole number. Can you prove that 0 is even?
Use set-builder notation to denote the set of all even digits.
Let E = set of even digits
Textbook answer:
E = { x | x is an even digit } = { 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 }
Question:
Why is 0 an element of set E?
Use set-builder notation to denote the set of all odd digits.
Let O = set of odd digits
Textbook answer:
O = { x | x is an odd digit } = { 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 }.
Question
Why is 9 on that list of odd numbers when 9 is divisible by 1, 3, and 9?
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