Let U = { 1,2,3,4,5 }, A = { 1,2,3 } and B = { 2,3,4 }.

1. Describe the relations between each of these sets. Use

your own words.
U is the universe that contains all the elements in all the three
sets.
We can say U is the union of A and B since it contains all
elements that are either found in A or B.
We can also say that A and B are proper subsets of U since
every elements in either A or B are elements in U.
2. Describe the relations between these sets using
mathematical notation (statements!)
A ⊂ U but A ≠ U
B ⊂ U but B ≠ U
U=A∪B
3. We wish to construct a new set S=Ac∩ B. What is S?
(Hint: Ac is the complement of A).
S =Ac∩ B
Ac = Ā = {4,5}
S = Ā ∩ B means only the elements that are found in both Ā and
B = Ā\B
S=4
 4. Draw a Venn diagram highlighting S.

5. How many elements does Ƿ(U) have? Explain why.

First we need to understand what Ƿ(U) stands for.
Ƿ stands power set.
Ƿ(U) is a power set of U, meaning it is the set of all subsets of
U.
First, we find the number of subsets that Ƿ(U) has.
Ƿ(U) has 32 subsets and 31 proper subsets.
Explanation
The formula for getting the number of subsets is 2n where n is
the number of elements in the set.
U has 5 elements = n
n is also the cardinality of U = |U|
2n = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 32 subsets
The formula for getting the number of proper subsets is 2n -1
32 -1 = 31
To find the number of elements (cardinality) in the set of sets
The number of elements in an power set = number of subsets, 2n
|Ƿ(U)| = 2n = 32