If aN = {an : n ∈ N} and bN ∩ cN = dN, where a, b, c ∈ N and b, c are coprime, then
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
We have bN = {bn : n ∈ N}, cN = {cn : n ∈ N} and dN = {dn : n ∈ N}
We have bN ∩ cN = dN
∴ d = d . 1 ∈ bN ∩ cN
⇒ d = bn1 and d = cn2 where n1, n2 ∈ N
⇒ b/d and c/d ⇒ bc/d, because b and c are coprime.
Also bc ∈ bN and bc = cb ∈ cN
∴ bc ∈ bN ∩ cN or bc ∈ dN
⇒ bc = dn3 for n3 ∈ N ⇒ d/bc
∴ bc = d
Hence (3) is the correct answer.