Set Operations
1. Consider the problem involving set operations and with conditions:
Given:
- Universal set $U = \{ x \mid x \in \mathbb{N}, x \leq 9 \}$
- Sets: $A = \{7, 10, 13, 16, 19\}$ (though 10 and above not in $U$ - context needed)
We focus on the operations:
2. Find $(A - B)'$ where $B = \{1,2,3,4\}$ and $A = \{7,10,13,16,19\}$:
- $A-B = A$ because $B$ elements not in $A$
- Hence $(A-B)' = U \setminus (A-B)$ but since $U$ is $\{1..9\}$ and $A$ contains elements not in $U$, $A-B$ in $U$ is $\{7\}$ and $(A-B)'=U \setminus \{7\} = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9\}$.
3. For $U = \{ x \mid x \in \mathbb{N}, x \leq 8 \}$, and sets
- $A=\{1,2,3,4\}, B=\{3,4,5,6\}, C=\{5,6,7,8\}$,
Find:
(1) $(A \cup B \cup C)' = U \setminus (A \cup B \cup C)$
- $A \cup B \cup C = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\} = U$
- So $(A \cup B \cup C)' = \emptyset$
(2) $(A \cap B')' \cap A'$:
- $B' = U \setminus B = \{1,2,7,8\}$
- $A \cap B' = \{1,2,3,4\} \cap \{1,2,7,8\} = \{1,2\}$
- $(A \cap B')' = U \setminus \{1,2\} = \{3,4,5,6,7,8\}$
- $A' = U \setminus A = \{5,6,7,8\}$
- Intersection: $(A \cap B')' \cap A' = \{3,4,5,6,7,8\} \cap \{5,6,7,8\} = \{5,6,7,8\}$
(3) $(A \Delta B) \Delta C'$:
- $A \Delta B = (A \setminus B) \cup (B \setminus A) = \{1,2\} \cup \{5,6\} = \{1,2,5,6\}$
- $C' = U \setminus C = \{1,2,3,4\}$
- Finally $(A \Delta B) \Delta C' = \{1,2,5,6\} \Delta \{1,2,3,4\} = \{3,4,5,6\}$
4. Given $A' = \{4,5,6,7\}$, $U = \{ x \mid x \in \mathbb{N}, x < 10 \}$, and
- $A = \{x \mid x \text{ even, } 1 \leq x \leq 10\} = \{2,4,6,8,10\}$
- $B = \{x \mid x \text{ multiple of 3, } 1 \leq x \leq 10\} = \{3,6,9\}$
Calculate $A \Delta B$ and $A \times (B \Delta A)$:
- $B \Delta A = (B \setminus A) \cup (A \setminus B) = \{3,9\} \cup \{2,4,8,10\} = \{2,3,4,8,9,10\}$
- $A \times (B \Delta A)$ is the Cartesian product $\{ (a,b) \mid a \in A, b \in B \Delta A \}$.
5. Given $n(A \setminus B) = 6$, $n(B \setminus A) = 7$, and $n(A) = 8$
Find:
(a) $n(B)$:
- From $n(A) = n(A \cap B) + n(A \setminus B)$, so $n(A \cap B) = 8 - 6 = 2$
- Since $n(B) = n(B \setminus A) + n(A \cap B) = 7 + 2 = 9$
(b) $n(A \cap B) = 2$ (from above)
(c) $n(A \cup B) = n(A) + n(B) - n(A \cap B) = 8 + 9 - 2 = 15$
Summary answers:
- $(A - B)' = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9\}$
- $(A \cup B \cup C)' = \emptyset$
- $(A \cap B')' \cap A' = \{5,6,7,8\}$
- $(A \Delta B) \Delta C' = \{3,4,5,6\}$
- $A \Delta B = \{2,3,4,8,9,10\}$
- $n(B) = 9$
- $n(A \cap B) = 2$
- $n(A \cup B) = 15$