Math Snap

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The set $A$ is defined as the set of positive numbers.
2. A positive number is any number greater than zero.
3. The number in question is $-8$.

STEP 2

Determine whether $-8$ is a positive number.
A positive number is greater than zero. Since $-8$ is less than zero, it is not a positive number.

STEP 3

Conclude whether $-8$ belongs to the set $A$.
Since $-8$ is not a positive number, it does not belong to the set $A$.

Express the conclusion using set notation.
Since $-8$ is not a positive number, we write $-8 \notin A$.
The number $-8$ does not belong to the set $A$ of positive numbers.