Assignment I Solutions

Section A

1. (i) 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 = {1,2,4,6,7,8,9, 11}

(ii) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 = {2,4}
(iii) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐶 = {2,4, 8}
(iv) 𝐵 ′ − (𝐴 ∪ 𝐶 ) =
{3,5,6,8,10,11} − {1,2,4,6,8, 11} = {3,5, 10}

(v) (𝐴 ∪𝐵 )′ ∩ 𝐶 =
𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = {1,2,4,6,7,8, 9}
(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 )′ ∩ 𝐶 =
{3,5,10,11} ∩ {1,2,4,8,11} = {11}

(vi) (𝐶 − 𝐴) ∩ (𝐵 − 𝐴) =
{1,11} ∩ {1,7,9} = {1}

2. (a) False (d) False

(b) True (e) True
(c) False (f) False

3. µ=120

T F
7 20 15
25
13 10
20
10 S

(i) T only = 7
(ii) T or S not F = 20 + 13 + 7 = 40
 (iii) F and S = 25 + 10 = 35
(iv) T and S only = 13
(v) 10

4.
C

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(a) 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 = {𝑥 | − 2 < 𝑥 < 3}

(b) 𝐵 − 𝐴 = {}
(c) 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 = {𝑥 | − 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5}
(d) 𝐵 ′ = {𝑥 | 𝑥 ≤ −2, 𝑥 > 5}

5. (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 )′ = 𝐴′∩B'
𝐿. 𝐻. 𝑆 = (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 )′
𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 = {1,2,3,4,5,8}
𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 )′ = {6,7}

𝑅. 𝐻. 𝑆 = 𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵"
𝐴′ = {3,6,7,8} 𝐵 ′ = {1,2,6,7}
𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵 ′ = {6,7} = 𝐿. 𝐻. 𝑆

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