document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176379>Question 176379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8)  A student says that a finite set of numbers is any set that has a smallest element.  How do you respond? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jubacat><B>jubacat(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jubacat><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A finite set with a smallest element could be  the positive numbers (1,2,3 etc)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   but then even adding a largest element does not necessarily  make it finite.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example  the set of all Rational numbers(fractions in other words)   between 0 and 1. You would get ( 1/2 , 1/3,  1/4 , 1/5 etc)  again an infinite set.  A truly finite set can be listed individually.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope That helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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