Which of the following is not a convex set?
Given 4 sets,
i. {(x, y) : 2x + 5y < 7}
ii. {(x, y) : x2 + y2 ≤ 4}
iii. {x : |x| = 5}
iv. {(x, y) : 3x2 + 2y2 ≤ 6}
By graphing them, we can clearly figure out the convex set.
A convex set, is nothing but whose solution set is in the shape of a convex polygon.
i. {(x, y) : 2x + 5y < 7}
This inequation can be converted into an equation and by applying the intercept line format, we get,
[dividing the whole by 7]
We get,
So the graph is
ii. {(x, y) : x2 + y2 ≤ 4}
So the graph for this inequality is given by
iii. {x : |x| = 5}
The graph for the set is as below:
iv. {(x, y) : 3x2 + 2y2 ≤ 6}
The graph for the inequality is given by
From t he above graphs, we can clearly say that, only the 3rd graph is a convex set.
Hence option C is the answer.