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CHAPTER 1 - SETS
4. a) If A is a subset of the set B, then
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1. Let A   x : x  N , 1  x  5 ; B  2,3, 6,9 b) Represent the above set A  B by Venn

and C  1, 4,5,8,9,10

diagram. (2)
c) In a school there are 20 teachers who teach
a) Find the number of elements of A. (1)
b) Verify A   B  C    A  B    A  C  (2) Mathematics or Physics. Of these, 12 teach

c) If X and Y are two sets such that Mathematics, 12 teach Physics. How many

n  X   17, n Y   23 and n  X  Y   38 teach both the subjects? (2)

then find n  X  Y  . (2) IMPROVEMENT 2015

MARCH 2017 5. a) A  {x / x , is a prime number , x  6} .

2. a) If U is the universal set and A is any set then i) Represent A in roster form. (1)
U  A  .......... ..... ii) Write the power set of A. (2)
i) U ii) A iii)  iv) A (1)
b) Out of 25 members in an office 17 like to
b) Consider the set U  a, b, c, d , e, f , g , take tea, 16 like to take coffee. Assume

A  b, c, d , e and B  a , c, g . Find A and that each takes at least one of the two drinks.

B  and then verify that  A  B '  A  B.

How many like:
i) Both coffee and tea?
(2)
ii) Only tea and not coffee? (2)
c) In a group of 400 people, 250 can speak
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Hindi and 200 can speak Malayalam. How
many people can speak both Hindi and 6. Let A  {x : x  W , x  5} and

Malayalam? (2) B  {x : x is a prime number less than 5}

U  {x : x is an integer, 0  x  6} ,
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a) Write A, B in roster form. (1)
3. If U  1, 2,3, 4,5,6,7,8 , A  2, 4,6,8  and b) Find  A  B    B  A  (2)
B  2, 4,8 ,then: c) Verify that  A  B   A  B (2)
a) Write A' and B ' (1)
b) For the above sets A and B, IMPROVEMENT 2014
prove that  A  B  '  A  B'
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(2) 7. a) If two sets A and B are disjoint, which one

c) Check whether  A  B  '  A '  B ' .
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(2) among the following is true?

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i) A  B  A ii) A  B  B c) The power set P  A  B  has

iii) A  B  B iv) A  B   (1) ………elements. (1)
b) Find the solution set of the equation
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x 2  x  2  0 in roster form. (1)
11. i) How many elements has P  A  ,
c) In a group of students, 100 students know
if A  1, 2,3 ? (1)
Hindi, 50 know English and 33 know both.
Each of the students know either Hindi or ii) U  1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7 ; A  1, 4, 6, 7 ; and
English. How many students are there in
B  1, 2,3. Find A ', B ', A ' B ', A  B .
the group? (3)
Hence show that  A  B  '  A ' B ' . (3)
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iii) If A and B are two sets such that A  B
8. Consider the sets A  2,3,5, 7 and
then what is A  B ? (1)
B  1, 2,3, 4, 6,12 .
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b) Find A  B, B  A and hence show that  1 7
12. Let A   x : x is an int eger,  x  ,
 A  B    A  B    B  A  A  B (3)  2 2
c) Write the power set of A  B . (1)
B  2,3, 4
a) Write A in the roster form. (1)
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b) Find the power set of A  B . (2)
9. If A and B are two sets such that A  B ,
c) Verify that  A  B    A  B   A (2)
a) A  B is …………… (1)
b) Draw the Venn diagram of B  A (2) IMPROVEMENT 2011
c) In a committee, 60 people speak English,
13. Let U   x : x is a integer ,  4  x  4 be the
30speak Hindi and 15 speak both English and
universal set.
A   x : x is a integer , 0  x  3 and
Hindi. How many speak atleast one of these
two languages? (2)
B   x : x is a integer ,  3  x  1 are the subset
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a) Write A and B in the roster form. (2)
10. Let U  1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7,8,9 ; A  1, 2, 4, 7 b) Verify  A  B  '  A ' B ' . (2)
and B  1,3,5, 7 c) Write the power set of A  B . (1)
a) Find A  B (1)
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b) Find A , B and hence show that
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 A  B  '  A ' B ' . (2) 14. Consider the set A and B given by

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A  x : x is a prime number  10 a) Write A and B in roster form (1)

B  x : x is a natural number which divides12 b) Find A  B and A  B (1)

c) Find A  B , B  A and verify that
a) Write A and B in the roster form. (2)
 A  B    B  A   A  B    A  B  (2)
b) Find A  B and B  A . (2)

c) Verify that  A  B   A  B  A . (1) MARCH 2009

19. Let U= 1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7,8 , A  2, 4, 6,8

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and B  2, 4,8
15. Which among the following is a finite set? (1)
a) Find A and B  (1)
a) x : x is an int eger less than1 b) Also find  A  B  (1)
b) x : x is an int eger, which is divisible by 7
c) Verify  A  B   A  B
x : x is a prime number less than 9  10
(2)
c)
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Q,set of rational numbers }
20. i) If X  a, b, c, d  and Y   f , b, d , g  ,

  
16. If A   1 , B  1 , 2 , C  1,3  then find X  Y and X  Y . (2)

and U  1 , 2 , 3 ,1, 2,3 , then find

ii) State whether the following is True or
False: If A  B then A  B  B. (2)
a) A B . (1)
b) B C (1)

c) n  A  B    B  C   (2)
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17. Consider
A   x : x is a natural number , 2  x  6
B   x : x is a prime number , x  7
C   x : x 2  5 x  6  0
a) Write A,B,C in the roster form. (3)
b) Verify that  A  B   C  A   B  C  (2)

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 
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18. Let A  x : x  R, x  5 x  6  0
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B  {x : x  R, x 2  9}

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