Set Inequality
1) Set operations with \(U = \{1,2,3,\dots,11\}\), \(A = \{1,3,5,7,11\}\), \(B = \{3,5,7,9\}\):
1. Find complements:
\(A' = U \setminus A = \{2,4,6,8,9,10\}\)
\(B' = U \setminus B = \{1,2,4,6,8,10,11\}\)
2. Compute:
\(\text{a) } A' \cap B' = \{2,4,6,8,10\}\) (elements in both complements)
\(\text{b) } A' \cup B' = \{1,2,4,6,8,9,10,11\}\) (elements in either complement)
\(\text{c) } (A \cap B)' = U \setminus (A \cap B)\), first \(A \cap B = \{3,5,7\}\), so complement is \(\{1,2,4,6,8,9,10,11\}\)
\(\text{d) } (A \cup B)' = U \setminus (A \cup B)\), first \(A \cup B = \{1,3,5,7,9,11\}\), so complement is \(\{2,4,6,8,10\}\)
2) Prime number universe \(U = \{2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,\dots\}\)
Sets defined by inequalities:
\(P = \{x:3(x+1) \geq 2(x+10)\}\), solve inequality:
\(3x+3 \geq 2x+20 \implies x \geq 17\)
So \(P = \{x \in U: x \geq 17\}\)
\(Q = \{x \in U: 7 < x < 31\} = \{11,13,17,19,23,29\}\)
Then complements:
\(P' = \{p \in U : p < 17\} = \{2,3,5,7,11,13\} \)
\(Q' = \{p \in U: p \leq 7 \text{ or } p \geq 31\} = \{2,3,5,7,31, \dots\}\)
Compute:
\(\text{a) } (P \cup Q)' = U \setminus (P \cup Q)\)
\(P \cup Q = \{p \in U: p \geq 11\}\) since \(Q\) includes primes from 11 to 29 and \(P\) all primes \(\geq 17\)
So \((P \cup Q)' = \{2,3,5,7\}\)
\(\text{b) } P' \cap Q' = \{p < 17\} \cap \{p \leq 7 \text{ or } p \geq 31\} = \{2,3,5,7\}\)
\(\text{c) } (P \cap Q)' = U \setminus (P \cap Q)\)
\(P \cap Q = \{p: x \geq 17 \} \cap \{7 < x < 31\} = \{17,19,23,29\}\)
So \((P \cap Q)' = U \setminus \{17,19,23,29\} = \text{all primes except } 17,19,23,29\)
3) Solve inequalities:
3a) \(|\frac{x}{3}+7| + 5 > 6\)
Step 1: Subtract 5
\(|\frac{x}{3}+7| > 1\)
Step 2: Absolute value inequality means
\(\frac{x}{3}+7 > 1 \quad \text{or} \quad \frac{x}{3}+7 < -1\)
Solving first:
\(\frac{x}{3} > -6 \Rightarrow x > -18\)
Second:
\(\frac{x}{3} < -8 \Rightarrow x < -24\)
Final solution:
\(x > -18 \quad \text{or} \quad x < -24\)
Interval notation: \(( -\infty, -24 ) \cup (-18, \infty )\)
3b) \(\frac{2}{3}(x+3) \leq \frac{2}{6}(x-4) + \frac{x}{2} + 1\)
Multiply terms:
\(\frac{2}{3}x + 2 \leq \frac{1}{3}x - \frac{4}{3} + \frac{x}{2} + 1\)
Combine right side:
\(\frac{1}{3}x + \frac{x}{2} + 1 - \frac{4}{3} = \frac{2}{6}x + \frac{3}{6}x + \frac{3}{3} - \frac{4}{3} = \frac{5}{6}x - \frac{1}{3}\)
Inequality:
\(\frac{2}{3}x + 2 \leq \frac{5}{6}x - \frac{1}{3}\)
Multiply by 6 to clear denominators:
\(4x + 12 \leq 5x - 2\)
Bring terms to one side:
\(12 + 2 \leq 5x - 4x \Rightarrow 14 \leq x \Rightarrow x \geq 14\)
3c) Compound inequality:
\(\frac{9}{4} \leq \frac{1}{2}(3x+2) - \frac{3}{4}(2x-3) < \frac{13}{4}\)
Simplify the expression inside:
\(\frac{1}{2}(3x+2) = \frac{3}{2}x + 1\)
\(\frac{3}{4}(2x-3) = \frac{3}{4}*2x - \frac{3}{4}*3 = \frac{3}{2}x - \frac{9}{4}\)
Difference:
\(\frac{3}{2}x + 1 - (\frac{3}{2}x - \frac{9}{4}) = 1 + \frac{9}{4} = \frac{13}{4}\)
So expression simplifies to \(\frac{13}{4}\)
Check inequality:
\(\frac{9}{4} \leq \frac{13}{4} < \frac{13}{4}\)
Since \(\frac{13}{4} < \frac{13}{4}\) is false, no \(x\) satisfies the strict inequality. So no \(x\).
3d) \(-3 < \frac{2x+5}{3} \leq 5\)
Multiply all parts by 3:
\(-9 < 2x + 5 \leq 15\)
Subtract 5:
\(-14 < 2x \leq 10\)
Divide by 2:
\(-7 < x \leq 5\)
Interval notation: \((-7, 5]\)
4) Express inequalities as absolute value inequalities:
4a) \(-3 < x < 11\)
Center is midpoint: \(\frac{-3 + 11}{2} = 4\)
Distance from center to boundary: \(11 - 4 = 7\)
Absolute value form:
\(|x - 4| < 7\)
4b) \(-\frac{7}{3} \leq x \leq 1\)
Midpoint:
\(\frac{-7/3 + 1}{2} = \frac{-7/3 + 3/3}{2} = \frac{-4/3}{2} = -\frac{2}{3}\)
Distance:
\(1 - (-2/3) = 1 + 2/3 = \frac{3}{3} + \frac{2}{3} = \frac{5}{3}\)
Absolute value form:
\(|x + \frac{2}{3}| \leq \frac{5}{3}\)
4c) \(3 < x < \frac{9}{2}\)
Midpoint:
\(\frac{3 + \frac{9}{2}}{2} = \frac{3 + 4.5}{2} = \frac{7.5}{2} = 3.75 = \frac{15}{4}\)
Distance:
\(\frac{9}{2} - 3.75 = 4.5 - 3.75 = 0.75 = \frac{3}{4}\)
Absolute value form:
\(|x - \frac{15}{4}| < \frac{3}{4}\)