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e.g.6 A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, B = {positive odd integers less than ten}, then A = B.
C = {1, 2, 5, 7, 9}, then A C
D = {3, 5, 9, 7, 9}, then D A
We write Y X.
Otherwise we write Y X.
1, 3
6 7
X\Y
X\Y 3, 5, 7
e.g.12 X = {2, 3, 5, 7}, Y = {2, 4, 6, 8} Y
X \ Y = {3, 5, 7}
4, 6, 8
2
2, 3, 5, 7
-1, 0, 1
we denote A intersect B as A B
A intersect B
e.g.16 A = {–1, 0, 1, 2}, B = {0, 2, 3}
A B = {0, 2} = B
AA=A
e.g.17 A = {0 x 1} 0 1
1 3
B={ x }
4 4
AB=B 0.25 0.75
C = {dog, cat, pig}
C A = , a set containing nothing.
A = ; = .
we denote A union B as A B
A union B
e.g.18 A = {–1, 0, 1, 2}, B = {0, 2, 3} A B
A B = {0, 2, 3, –1, 1}
BB=B
A=A=A -1, 1 0, 2 3
Number of elements in A B.
= + -
= _______
X \ (A B) = {numbers not divisible by 2 nor 3}
Example 23
U \ (A B) = { __________________ }
(U \ A) (U \ B) = { __________________ }
U \ (A B) = (U \ A) (U \ B)