Elements Of A Set

Elements Of A Set
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The graph perfectly captures that special moment in math class when someone asks you to prove the most ridiculously self-evident statement imaginable. "Prove that a set of elements contains the elements it contains" is like asking you to prove water is wet or that your coffee mug contains what your coffee mug contains.

Yet somehow, the more obvious something is, the more pages of dense notation your professor expects. I once had a student turn in a proof like this with just "Because it does" written on it. I gave him an A for efficiency and a D for academic survival skills.

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