Null Sets 579A79
1. **State the problem:** Determine which of the given sets are null sets (empty sets).
2. **Recall the definition:** A null set (empty set) is a set that contains no elements.
3. **Analyze each set:**
A) Set of all prime numbers between 15 and 19.
- Prime numbers between 15 and 19 are 17 only.
- So this set is \{17\}, which is not empty.
B) \{x : x < 5, x > 6\}
- This set contains elements x such that x is less than 5 and greater than 6 simultaneously.
- No number can satisfy both conditions at the same time.
- Therefore, this set is empty (null set).
C) \{x : |x| < -4, x \in \mathbb{N}\}
- The absolute value |x| is always \(\geq 0\).
- It cannot be less than -4.
- Hence, this set is empty (null set).
D) B and C
- Both B and C are null sets.
4. **Final answer:** Sets B and C are null sets.
$$\boxed{\text{Null sets: B and C}}$$