Q53 / 170 · Manipal (MET) 2016 · Mathematics

If $a N=\{a n: n \in N\}$ and $b N \cap c N=d N$, where $a, b, c \in \mathbb{N}$ and $b, c$ are coprime, then

  • A
    $b=c d$
  • B
    $c=b d$
  • Correct answer
    C
    $d=b c$
  • D
    None of these

Solution

We have, $b N=\{b n: n \in N\}, c I N=\{c n: n \in N\}$ and $d N=\{d n: n \in \mathbb{N}\}$ Also, $b c \in b \mathbb{N} \cap c \mathbb{N}=d \mathbb{N}$ [given] $\begin{array}{ll}\therefore & b c \in b N \cap c N \text { or } b c \in d D \\ \therefore & b c=d\end{array}$ [as $b$ and $c$ are coprime]

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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