Solved Opearations and Properties of Sets

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SETS

OPERATIONS ON SETS AND PROPERTIES OF SETS

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SOLVED PROBLEMS
Q1) U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, A={1,2,4,6,8}, B={2,4,5,9},
C={x|x is a positive integer and x2 16},D={7,8}
Compute a) AUB ,b) AUC ,c) AUD ,d) BUC ,e) AC ,f) AD ,g)
BC ,h) CD ,i) A-B ,j) B-A ,k) C-D ,l) C ,m) A B ,n) A C
,o) A(BUC) ,p) A(CUD) ,q) AUB ,r) AB
Solution:
U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Now A={1,2,4,6,8} , B={2,4,5,9} , C={1,2,3,4} , D={7,8}
a) AUB={1,2,4,5,6,8,9}
b) AUC={1,2,3,4,6,8}
c) AUD={1,2,4,6,7,8}
d) BUC={1,2,3,4,5,9}
e) AC={1,2,4}
f) AD={8}
g) BC={2,4}
h) CD={}
i) A-B= {1,6,8} [A-B=A-(AB)]
j) B-A= {5,9} [B-A=B-(AB)]
k) C-D= {1,2,3,4} [C-D=C-(CD)]
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l) C={5,6,7,8,9}
m) A B=(A-B)(B-A)={1,5,6,8,9}
n) A C=(A-C)(C-A) ={3,6,8}
o) A(BUC)={1,2,4}

p) A(CUD)={6,8}

q) AUB={3,7}

r) AB={1,3,5,6,7,8,9}

Q2) Prove that A B=A B


Solution: L.H.S=(A-B)U( B-A) (Symmetric difference)
=(AB)U(BA) as A-B=AB
=(AB)U(BA) -double complement law
=(B-A)U(A-B)

-symmetric difference law

=(A-B)U(B-A)

-commutative law

=A B =R.H.S

hence proved

SETS

OPERATIONS ON SETS AND PROPERTIES OF SETS

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Q3) If U={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} , A={1,2,4,6} , B={2,3,4,5,7} ,


C={2,4,5,9,10} verify that
a)AU(BC)=(AUB)(AUC) b)A(BUC)=(AB)U(AC)
c) A = A
Solution:
a) L.H.S=AU(BC)
A={1,2,4,6} BC={2,4,5}
Therefore
L.H.S={1,2,4,5,6}
R.H.S=(AUB)(AUC)
AUB={1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
AUC={1,2,4,5,6,9,10}
(AUB)(AUC)={1,2,4,5,6}
R.H.S={1,2,4,5,6}
L.H.S=R.H.S
AU(BC)=(AUB)(AUC)
b) L.H.S=A(BUC)
A={1,2,4,5} , BUC={2,3,4,5,7,9,10}
A(BUC)={2,4}
L.H.S={2,4}
R.H.S=(AB)U(AC)
AB={2,4} AC={2,4}
(AB)U(AC)={2,4}
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R.H.S={2,4}
Thus L.H.S=R.H.S
A (BUC)=(AB)U(AC)
c) L.H.S=A
A ={3,5,7,8,9,10}

A ={1,2,4,6} A=A

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