School of Arts and Sciences / SY2022-2023 / 1st Semester

Mathematics in the Modern World (SMMW 11)

Activity 2.1 Chapter 2. Mathematical Language and Symbols

Name: _________________________________
Student No.: ____________________________
Section: ________________________________
Professor: ______________________________
Date: ______________
Score: _____________

A. Identify whether the following are FINITE, INFINITE, or EMPTY set.

1. The set of first seven whole numbers. _____

2. The set of letters in the word EXCELLENCE. _____

3. The set of real numbers. _____

4. The set of consonants in the English alphabet. _____

5. The set of fractions in integers. _____

6. The set of parallel lines to the y-axis. _____

7. The set of circles through the origin (0, 0). _____

8. Let Q = {natural numbers less than 25}. _____

9. Let S = {x : x ∈ Z and x^2 – 81 = 0}. _____

10. The set of all birds in California. _____

11. Set of all points in a line segment. _____

12. Set of all positive integers which is multiple of 3. _____

13. W = {0, 1, 2, 3, …}. _____

14. N = {1, 2, 3,…}. ____

15. Z = {…, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, …}. _____

B. If U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k}; A = {a, b, c, e, f,}; B = {b, c, d, e}; C = {f, g, h};

and D = {a, e, g, i}. What are the cardinal numbers of the following sets?

16. n(A) _____

17. n(B) _____

18. n(C) _____

19. n(D) _____

20. n(U) _____

21. n(A U B) _____

22. n(A Ռ C) _____

23. n(C Ռ D) _____

24. n(B U C) _____

25. n(A Ռ B Ռ C) _____

26. n(D’) _____

27. n(A ~ C) _____

28. n(B ~ D’) _____

29. n(D U C Ռ A) _____

30. n(C’ Ռ A’ Ɵ B) _____ Note: Ɵ for symmetric difference symbol, no symbol available.

C. If U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}; A = {a, b, c, d, e}; B = {a, b, c}; and C = {b, c, f}. Which
of the following are TRUE and which are FALSE?

31. A = C _____

32. A = Ø _____

33. A is not a proper subset of C _____

34. a is not an element of C _____

35. A is a subset of U _____

36. C is a proper subset of U _____

37. B ≠ C _____

38. Ø is a subset of U _____

39. C is a subset of U _____

40. B is not a proper subset of U _____

D. If U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k}, A ={a, b, c, d, e}, B = {b, c, d, e}, C = {f. g. h},

and D = {a, e, g. i} List the elements of the following sets.

41. A Ռ B = _________________________________________________________
42. A’ U D = _________________________________________________________

43. A Ռ U = _________________________________________________________

44. (C U B)’ = ________________________________________________________

45. (D Ռ Ø) U A = _____________________________________________________

46. (A ~ B) Ռ C = ______________________________________________________

47. (A Ռ C) ~ B = ______________________________________________________

48. (A U D)’ ~ (B Ռ C)’ = ________________________________________________________

49. (B’ Ռ C’) U (D ~ A’) = ________________________________________________________

50. (B Ө D) Ռ (A ~ C) = _________________________________________________________
NOTE: Ө – symbol for symmetric difference)

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