What if union of disjoint sets results in universal set?

Prove that the union of all the sets in the sequence is a countable set.?

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    As A1, A2, etc., are countable, there exist injective functions f1:A1→N, f2:A2→N, etc. Then there exists an injective function g:A1UA2U...→NxNx... . As there exists an injective function h:NxNx...→N, then h∘g:A1UA2U...→N is injective as well. Hence, the union of all sets in a sequence of countable sets is itself countable.

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As A1, A2, etc., are countable, there exist injective functions f1:A1→N, f2:A2→N, etc. Then there exists an injective function g:A1UA2U...→NxNx... . As there exists an injective function h:NxNx...→N, then h∘g:A1UA2U...→N is injective as well. Hence, the union of all sets in a sequence of countable sets is itself countable.

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