Ordered Triples: Expansion & Simplification

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The discussion focuses on the expansion and simplification of ordered triples, specifically the representations of ⟨1, 2, 3⟩1 and ⟨1, 2, 2⟩1. The definitions provided include the concept of ordered pairs defined as ⟨a, b⟩ = {{a}, {a, b}} and two methods for defining ordered triples: ⟨a, b, c⟩1 as ⟨a, ⟨b, c⟩⟩ and ⟨a, b, c⟩2 as ⟨⟨a, b⟩, c⟩. The simplification process involves recognizing that ⟨a, a⟩ simplifies to {{a}}. Participants are encouraged to apply these definitions directly to the given examples.

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Expand the following down to their representations as sets and simplify.
i.) ⟨1, 2, 3⟩1 =
ii.) ⟨1, 2, 2⟩1 =


These are the definitions i have
Recall the defintion of ordered pairs:
⟨a, b⟩ def = {{a}, {a, b}}
Recall the following expansion and simplification from class
⟨a, a,⟩ = {{a}, {a, a}} = {{a}, {a}} = {{a}}
Using ordered pairs we could define ordered triples in two different ways:
⟨a, b, c⟩1 def = ⟨a, ⟨b, c⟩⟩
⟨a, b, c⟩2 def = ⟨⟨a, b⟩, c⟩
 
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So... you have the definitions - what's stopping you?
Just plug in the numbers!
 

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