Let $A = \{\{0\}\}$ and $B = \{0\}$. Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Justify each of your answers.
- $|A| = |B|$ (10 marks)
- $A \cap B = \emptyset $ (10 marks)
- $A \cap \mathcal{P}(B) = \emptyset $ (10 marks)
*$\mathcal{P}(B)$ denotes te power set of $B$.
If $A = \{ \{ 0 \} \}$, then $A$ has exactly one element; if $B = \{ 0 \}$, then $B$ has exactly one element; so $|A| = |B|$. Moreover, we have $0 \notin A$ and $\{ 0 \} \notin B$, so $A \cap B = \varnothing$. Finally, note that $P(B) = \{ \varnothing, B \}$ and $A = \{ B \}$; then $P(B) \cap A = B \neq \varnothing$.