document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=487462>Question 487462</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> explain why every set is a subset of itself. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333046 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20060)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333046\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By definition, set A is a subset of set B if every element of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "set A is an element of set B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every element of set A is an element of set A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore set A is a subset of set A.   \r<BR>\n" );
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