Shiv Nadar University

ECO108: Logic and Scientific Methods

Assignment II

Questions

1. Let A denote the set of all whole numbers that satisfy the equation x3 − x = 0. Express
A in the roster notation and in the set-builder notation.

[2 marks]

2. Let B denote the set of natural numbers that satisfy the equation x2 + 1 = 0. Let
C = {x ∈ R+ : x(x − 1) = 0} . Is B is a perfect subset of C?

[2 marks]

3. Are the two sets ∅ and {∅} equal? Explain your answer.

[2 marks]

4. Is {∅} a subset of ∅? Explain your answer.

[2 marks]

5. Consider the following sets:

S1 = {{2}, {4, 5}, ∅, {0}, {x ∈ N : x2 > 734}}

S2 = {x ∈ N : x2 > 34}
S3 = {∅}
Express S1 ∩ S2 and S1 ∩ S3 in the set-builder form or roster form. Is S1 ∩ S2 an infinite
set? Is S1 ∩ S3 an empty set?

[1+1+1+1=4 marks]
6. Let the set of all English letters be the universal set X. Let C be the set of all English
letters used in word Capitalism and S be the set of all English letters in Socialism.
Express the set C ∩ S c and S − C in roster notation.

[2 marks]

7. Let A be the set of all countries which had a population exceeding 15, 291, 789 on 18th
September, 2020. Let B be the set of all those countries which lie to the north of the
Tropic of Cancer. Let the set of all countries in the world be the universal set. Let

S1 = A ∪ B and S2 = Ac ∩ B c and S3 = S1 ∩ S2 .

Let S4 be the set of all countries that lie above the Tropic of Capricorn and are landlocked.
On the basis of this information, answer the following questions:

(a) Is Liberia an element in the set S3 ?

(b) Is (S4 − S3 ) a proper subset of S4 ?

[2+2=4 marks]

8. Let A = {x ∈ N : x is a prime number} and B = {7, 12, 29, 49, 91, 67, 81, 125, 359, 99}.
Let C = A ∩ B. What is the cardinality of the power set of C?

[2 marks]

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