Question

List all the subsets of the given set.
StartSet hare, burro, dog EndSet
Question content area bottom
Part 1
Choose the correct answer below.
A.
empty set​, ​{hare​}, ​{burro​}, ​{dog​}, StartSet hare, burro EndSet​, StartSet hare, dog EndSet​, StartSet burro, dog EndSet
B.
​{hare​}, ​{burro​}, ​{dog​}, StartSet hare, burro EndSet​, StartSet hare, dog EndSet​, StartSet burro, dog EndSet​, StartSet hare, burro, dog EndSet
C.
empty set​, ​{hare​}, ​{burro​}, ​{dog​}, StartSet hare, burro EndSet​, StartSet hare, dog EndSet​, StartSet burro, dog EndSet​, StartSet hare, burro, dog EndSet
D.
​{hare​}, ​{burro​}, ​{dog​}, StartSet hare, burro EndSet​, StartSet hare, dog EndSet​, StartSet burro, dog EndSet

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find all the subsets of the set {hare, burro, dog}, we can denote the original set \( S = \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro}, \text{dog} \} \).

The total number of subsets of a set with \( n \) elements is \( 2^n \). In this case, \( n = 3 \), so the total number of subsets is \( 2^3 = 8 \).

Here are the subsets of the set \( S \):

1. The empty set: \( \emptyset \)
2. Single-element subsets:
- \( \{ \text{hare} \} \)
- \( \{ \text{burro} \} \)
- \( \{ \text{dog} \} \)
3. Two-element subsets:
- \( \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro} \} \)
- \( \{ \text{hare}, \text{dog} \} \)
- \( \{ \text{burro}, \text{dog} \} \)
4. The subset containing all elements:
- \( \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro}, \text{dog} \} \)

Putting all of this together, the complete list of subsets of the set \( S \) is:

1. \( \emptyset \)
2. \( \{ \text{hare} \} \)
3. \( \{ \text{burro} \} \)
4. \( \{ \text{dog} \} \)
5. \( \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro} \} \)
6. \( \{ \text{hare}, \text{dog} \} \)
7. \( \{ \text{burro}, \text{dog} \} \)
8. \( \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro}, \text{dog} \} \)

Now, comparing this with the given options:

- Option A does not contain the empty set and is incomplete.
- Option B does not include the empty set.
- Option C includes the empty set and all subsets listed correctly.
- Option D does not include the empty set.

Thus, the correct answer is **C**:
- \( \emptyset, \{ \text{hare} \}, \{ \text{burro} \}, \{ \text{dog} \}, \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro} \}, \{ \text{hare}, \text{dog} \}, \{ \text{burro}, \text{dog} \}, \{ \text{hare}, \text{burro}, \text{dog} \} \)