Quiz 1: Sets and the Real Numbers

I. True or False: Write True if the statement is always

true, False otherwise.

19. Let A B, A and B have 5 and 3 elements respectively, then n(A B) = 2.

1. The intersection of two infinite sets is also infinite.

20. The cardinality of {, {}, {{}}, {{}, }} is 5.

2. If A, B, C are sets where A B, then A C

B C.

21. If A 6 B and B 6 C, then A 6 C.

3. A non-negative number is always positive.

23. For any sets A, B, C, (C A) (C B) (C C) =

(B C)0 .

4. The product of a rational number and an irrational

number is irrational.

22. Let A, B U . If B A0 , then A B = U .

24. If ab = 0, then a = 0 and b = 0.

5. If A B 0 , then A B 6= .

25. For any finite sets A and B, (A B) A = A.

6. If A and B are sets and if A B, then A0 B 0 .

26. The set {12, 121}

{1, {12, 121}}.

7. If A 6= B, then A B = .
8. For any two sets A and B, if A B = A, then
B A.

proper

subset

of

27. A set is a subset of its powerset.

28. The null set is a subset of any power set.
29. 3(xy) = (3x)(3y) by the distributive axiom.

9. The null set is an element of {0}.

30. For any sets A, B, A B 6= B A.

10. All sets are disjoint with the empty set.

11. If A B and B C, then A C = A.

II. Give the axiom that justifies the following statements.

12. The sum of two irrational numbers is always irrational.

1. 3 1 = 1 3

13. Let A = {, {}}, B = {{}, {, {}}}, then A B.

2. 7 1 = 7 1

3. 3 is a real number.

14. The additive inverse of the multiplicative inverse of

3
2
3 is 2
15. Let A, B, C be non-empty sets.
B 6= C, then A 6= C.

is

If A 6= B and

4. If a is neither positive nor negative, then a = 0.

5. If x > 0 and y < 0, then x > y.
6. (5) + ((5)) = 0

16. The set of even numbers is closed under addition.

17. The set of irrational numbers is closed under multiplication.
18. If two sets are disjoint, then their corresponding
power sets are also disjoint.

7. a(b + c) = (b + c)a
8. a(b + c) = a(c + b)
9. 2(3x) = (2 3)x
10. If x + 2 = y and y = 3 then x + 2 = 3

I. Answers
1. False

5. False

9. False

13. True

17. False

21. False

25. True

29. False

2. True

6. False

10. True

14. True

18. False

22. False

26. False

30. False

3. False

7. False

11. True

15. False

19. False

23. False

27. False

4. False

8. False

12. False

16. True

20. False

24. False

28. True

II. Answers
1. Commutative Property of Multiplication

4. Trichotomy Property of Order

2. Reflexive Property of Equality

6. Inverse Property of Addition

3. Closure Property of Multiplication

7. Commutative Property of Multiplication

5. Transitive Property of Order

8. Commutative Property of Addition

9. Associative Property of Multiplication
10. Transitive Property of Equality