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Core Idea: Like any language, mathematics has its own symbols, syntax and rules.
Learning Outcomes:
LESSON PROPER
CHAPTER 2- MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS
SETS
Example:
Roster form: D = { }
Rule form: D = { x|x is a number in the English alphabet }
A = { a, d, e, r }
B = { a, d, e, r }
Since both sets have the same elements a, d, e, r, therefore sets A and B are
equal sets, denoted by A = B.
2. Equivalent sets – sets with same number of elements
Example:
Let C = {x|x is a neither positive nor negative integer}
Let D = {x|x is an even prime number}
C={0}
D={2}
Since C = { 0 } and D = { 2 }, wherein both C and D have only one element;
then, C is equivalent to D, denoted by C ~ D or by C ↔ D
Note: Equal sets are equivalent sets, however, not all equivalents sets are equal
sets.
3. Joint sets – sets with at least one common element
Example:
Let E = {x|x is the set of positive factors of 4}
Let F = {x|x is the set of positive factors of 9}
E = { 1, 2, 4 }
F = { 1, 3, 9 }
Since element 1 can be found both in sets E and F, then these sets are said
to be joint sets.
4. Disjoint sets – sets that have no common element.
Example:
Let G = {x|x is the set of even numbers}
Let H = {x|x is the set of odd numbers}
G = { 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 … }
H = { 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 … }
Since no even number is an odd number and vice versa, then sets G and H
are disjoint sets
SUBSETS
Set wherein every element of which can be found on the second set.
The symbol ⊂ means “ a subset of” while the symbol ⊄ means “not a subset
of”
If the first set equals the second set, then it is an improper subset. The
symbol ⊆ is used to mean improper subset.
A null set is always a subset of any given set is considered an improper
subset of the given set. Other than the set itself and the null set, are all considered
proper subsets.
The set containing all the subsets of the given set with n number of elements
is called the power sets with 2𝑛 number of elements.
Example.
Let T = {x∣x is the first three letters in English alphabet}
= {a, b, c,}
Since set T has three elements, then the power set has 23 = 8 subsets.
Let P be the power set, thus
P = {{a}, {b}, {c}, {a,b}, {a,c}, {b,c}, T, Ø }
Sets {a}, {b}, {c}, {a,b}, {a,c}, {b,c} are proper subsets of T
{a} ⊂ T
{b} ⊂ T
{c} ⊂ T
{a,b} ⊂ T
{a,c} ⊂ T
{b,c} ⊂ T
Set T itself and Ø are the improper subsets
T⊆T
Ø⊆T
B’ = {a,b}
B
Let’s try this!
Find:
AUC =? A’ =?
B∩D =? C’ =?
A-C =? (AUB) ∩ (A – C) =?
AUC = {1,4,5,9,11,12,13}
A = {1,5,9,11,13}
C = {1,4,5,9,12}
B∩D = {2,6,8,12}
B = {2,4,6,8,12}
D = {2,6,8,11,12,13}
A’ = {2,4,6,8,12}
U = {1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13}
A = {1,5,9,11,13}
C’ = {2,6,8,11,13}
U = {1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13}
C = {1,4,5,9,12}
Since this example is combination of
two or more operations,always start to
solve the operations inside the
parenthesis.
(AUB) ∩ (A – C) = {11,13}
A = {1,5,9,11,13}
B = {2,4,6,8,12}
AUB = {1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13}
A = {1,5,9,11,13}
C = {1,4,5,9,12}
A-C = {11, 13}
AUB = {1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13}
A-C = {11,13}
(AUB) ∩ (A – C) = {11, 13}
ACTIVITY 3: SETS
I. Identify the type of set ( finite, infinite, empty) as described by the following:
II. Determine whether the pairs of sets are joint, disjoint, equal and equivalent.
LET : 𝐴 = {𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 1 𝑡𝑜 13}
𝐵 = {𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑, 𝑒}
𝐶 = {1,2,3,4,5}
𝐷 = {𝑣𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑎𝑙𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡}
2. 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 =
3. 𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 )
4. 𝐴 − 𝐶 =
5. 𝐵 − 𝐴 =