Operations on Sets

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Operations on Sets: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Union of Two Sets, Intersection of Two Sets, Symmetric Difference of Sets, Difference of Two Sets, Union of Three Sets, Union of Two Disjoint Sets and, Properties of the Operation of Union

Important Questions on Operations on Sets

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For any two sets A and BA-A-B is equal to

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Let A be te set of non-negative integers, I is the set of integers, B is the set of non-positive integers, E is the set of even integers and P is the set of prime numbers then

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Let A=0, 1, 2, 3, 4B=xN|x20C=xN|x>3D=xN| x is divisible by 7.

Determine AB

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A college awarded 38 medals in football, 15 in basketball and 20 in cricket. If these medals went to a total of 58 men and only three men got medals in all the three sports, how many received medals in exactly two of the three sports ?

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If X and Y are two sets such that XY has 50 elements, X has 28 elements and Y has 32 elements, how many elements does XY have ?

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Suppose that in a certain exam, 200 students appear for Mathematics, 50 appear for physics, 100 appear for Chemistry, 20 appear for Mathematics & Physics, 60 appear for Mathematics & Chemistry, 35 appear for Physics & Chemistry, while 245 appear for either Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry.

Determine the number of students who appear for

(i) All 3 subjects

(ii) Exactly for one of the subjects

Use Venn Diagram to find the same.

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If nP=12, nM=12 and nMP=4 then nMP=

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Let A=1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Define B={TA: either 1T or 2T} and C={TA:T the sum of all the elements of T is a prime number.} Then the number of elements in the set BC is _____.

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If A and B are two smallest sets such that A1=1,2,3,4 and B5=4,5,6,7,8. If P=A-B and Q=B-A, then the number of relation from P to Q is

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Given, nA=14, nB=10 and nAB=18, then find nAB.

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Let U be a universal set and n(U)=12. If A,BU such that n(B)=6 and n(AB)=2 then n(ABc) is equal to

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For any sets A and B, show that PAB=PAPB.

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Show that AB=AB implies A=B

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Let A=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and B=2, 3, 5, 7. Find AB and hence show that AB=B.

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Let X={ Ram, Geeta, Akbar } be the set of students of Class XI, who are in school hockey team. Let Y={ Geeta, David, Ashok} be the set of students from Class XI who are in the school football team. Find XY.

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Let A=2, 4, 6, 8 and B=6, 8, 10, 12. Find AB.

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Let X={ Ram, Geeta, Akbar } be the set of students of Class XI, who are in school hockey team. Let Y={ Geeta, David, Ashok } be the set of students from Class XI who are in the school football team. Find XY and interpret the set.

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Let A=a, e, i, o, u and B=a, i, u. Show that AB=A.

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Let A=2, 4, 6, 8 and B=6, 8, 10, 12. Find AB.

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Prove that union of countable sets is countable.