Topic : Sets

Class XI
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AECS No.4
Rawatbhata

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1. Write the set of all vowels in the English alphabet which precede k. [1]
2. Is pair of sets equal? Give reasons. [1]
A = {2, 3} B ={ x : x is solution of x
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+ 5x + 6 = 0}
3. Write the following intervals in set builder form: (-3, 0) and [6, 12] [1]
4. If X = {a, b, c, d} , Y = {f, b, d, g} Find X Y and Y - X [1]
5. If A and B are two given sets, Then represent the set (A B) , using Venn diagram. [1]
6. If set A= {1} Find n(P(P(P(A))) . [1]
7. If A and B are two sets such that A B= A B, then prove that A = B [4]
8. Prove that if A B = C and A B = then A = C B [4]
9. A and B are two sets & n (A B) = 20 + x, n (B A) = 3x and n (A B) = x + 1.
Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate this information.If n (A) = n (B),Find (i) x (ii) n (AB) [4]
10. In a class of 50 students, 30 students like Hindi, 25 like science and 16 like both. Find the no.
of students who like (i) Either Hindi or science (ii) Neither Hindi nor science [6]
11. Let A, B and C be three sets A B = A C and A B = A C show that B = C [4]
12. If = {a, e, i. o. u} A = {a, e, i}, B = {e, o, u}, C = {a, i, u} Then verity that
A (B C) = (A B) (A C) [4]
13. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The total no. of subsets of the first set is
56 more than the total no. of subsets of second set. Find the value of m and n. [4]
14. Let A = { x| x R, x 4 }and B = { x| x R, x < 5 }Then
Find (i) AB(ii) AB (iii) A B (iv) B A [4]
15. A college awarded 38 medals in football, 15 in basket ball and 20 in cricket. If these medals
went to a total of 50 men and only five men got medals in all the three sports, how many
received medals in exactly two of the three sports?
16. Prove or disprove P(A B) = P(A) P(B). [4]
17. Prove that for any two sets A & B, P(A B) = P(A) P(B). [4]
18. In a survey of 100 students, the no. of students studying the various languages were found to
be English only 18, English but not Hindi 23, English and Sanskrit 8, English 26, Sanskrit 48,
Sanskrit and Hindi 8, no language 24. Find
(i) How many students were studying Hindi?
(ii) How many students were studying English and Hindi? [6]

Topic : Sets



Class XI
2014-15

AECS No.4
Rawatbhata

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19. In a survey of 60 students , it was found that 25 students stick to internet,26 students remain
busy with mobile and 26 students prefer to read extra books. 9 students prefer to surf internet
and to remain busy with mobile, 11 surf internet and read extra books, 8 students remain busy
with mobile and read extra books and 3 students are engaged in all the three activities.
(i) How many sort internet only? Dont you feel surfing internet in pass time is becoming like
an addiction nowadays.
(ii) How many students are involved only in one activity? Suggest time limit for each one.
(iii)How many like to read books only, in their spare time. Compare the reading in hard copy
with reading in soft copy, i.e. on mobile phone or on computer. [6]
20. Using without Venn Diagram prove that A(BC) = (A B) (AC) [6]
21. For the three sets A, B & C,Prove that A (BC) = (A B) (A C) [6]
22. In a town of 10,000 families, it was found that 40% families buy The Hindu, 20% families
buy The Times of India and 10% families buy Indian Express. 5% families buy The Hindu
and Times of India, 3% buy The Times of India and Indian Express and 4% buy The Hindu
and Indian Express. If 2% families buy all the three papers. Find the no.of families which buy
(i) The Hindu only (ii) The Times of India only (iii) Exactly two newspapers.
(iv) Only one newspaper (v)none of these
(vi) Express your views on importance of newspaper reading. [6]
23. In a survey of 25 students , it was found that 15 had taken Mathematics, 12 had taken
Physics, and 11 had taken Chemistry, 5 had taken Mathematics and Chemsitry, 9 had taken
Mathematics and Physics, 4 had taken Physics and Chemistryand 3 had taken al the 3
subjects. Find the no. of students that had-
(i)Only Chemistry (ii) Physics and Chemistry but not Mathematics
(iii)Only one of the subject (iv)At least one of the subjects
(v)Exactly 2 subjects (vi) Mathematics & Physics but not Chemistry. [6]
24. Prove that the following statements are equivalent-
(i) A B (ii) A - B = (iii) A B = B (iv) B A [6]
25. Define the following-
(i) Equivalent Sets (ii) Equal Sets (iii) Disjoint Sets
(iv)Closed Interval (v) DeMorgans Laws (v) Universal Set [6]
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