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Sets
6. A relation on the set A = {x : |x| < 3, x ÎZ },
Sets, Types of Sets, Disjoint Sets,
Complementary Sets, Subsets, where Z is the set of integers is defined by
TOPIC Ć Power Set, Cardinal Number of R = {(x, y) : y = |x|, x ¹ – 1}. Then the number of elements in
Sets, Operations on Sets the power set of R is: [Online April 12, 2014]
(a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 64
1. Set A has m elements and set B has n elements. If the total 7. Let X ={1,2,3,4,5}. The number of different ordered pairs
number of subsets of A is 112 more than the total number (Y, Z) that can formed such that Y Í X , Z Í X and Y Ç Z
of subsets of B, then the value of m×n is ______. is empty is : [2012]
[Sep. 06, 2020 (I)] (a) 52 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 53
2. Let S = {1, 2, 3, ... , 100}. The number of non-empty subsets 8. If A, B and C are three sets such that A Ç B = A Ç C and
A of S such that the product of elements in A is even is :
A È B = A È C , then [2009]
[Jan. 12, 2019 (I)]
(a) A = C (b) B = C
(a) 2100 - 1
50 50
(b) 2 2 - 1 ( ) (c) A Ç B = f (d) A = B
(c) 250 – 1 (d) 250 + 1
3. Let S = {x Î R : x ³ 0 and Venn Diagrams, Algebraic
Operations on Sets, De Morgan’s
TOPIC n
2| x - 3 | + x ( x - 6) + 6 = 0 . Then S : [2018] Law, Number of Elements in
Different Sets
(a) contains exactly one element.
(b) contains exactly two elements. 9. A survey shows that 73% of the persons working in an
(c) contains exactly four elements. office like coffee, whereas 65% like tea. If x denotes the
(d) is an empty set. percentage of them, who like both coffee and tea, then x
æ1ö cannot be : [Sep. 05, 2020 (I)]
4. If f(x) + 2f ç ÷ = 3x , x ¹ 0 and
èxø (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 38
10. A survey shows that 63% of the people in a city read
S = {x Î R : f(x) = f(–x)}; then S: [2016]
newspaper A whereas 76% read newspaper B. If x% of the
(a) contains exactly two elements.
people read both the newspapers, then a possible value of
(b) contains more than two elements.
x can be : [Sep. 04, 2020 (I)]
(c) is an empty set.
(d) contains exactly one element. (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 65 (d) 55
Let P = {q : sinq – cosq = 50 n
5. 2 cosq} and Q = {q : sinq +
cosq =
11. Let U X i = U Yi = T , where each Xi contains 10 elements
2 sinq} be two sets. Then: i =1 i =1

[Online April 10, 2016] and each Yi contains 5 elements. If each element of the set
T is an element of exactly 20 of sets Xi's and exactly 6 of
(a) P Ì Q and Q - P ¹ f
sets Yi's, then n is equal to [Sep. 04, 2020 (II)]
(b) Q Ë P (a) 15 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 30
(c) P = Q
(d) P Ë Q

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12. Let X = {n Î N: l £ n £ 50}. If 16. Two newspapers A and B are published in a city. It is
A = {n Î X: n is a multiple of 2} and known that 25% of the city population reads A and 20%
B = {n Î X: n is a multiple of 7}, then the number of reads B while 8% reads both A and B. Further, 30% of
elements in the smallest subset of X containing both A those who read A but not B look into advertisements and
and B is __________. [Jan. 7, 2020 (II)] 40% of those who read B but not A also look into
2 advertisements, while 50% of those who read both A and
13. Let Z be the set of integers. If A = {xÎZ : 2(x + 2) ( x – 5x + 6) = 1} B look into advertisements. Then the percentage of the
and B = {x Î Z : –3 < 2x – 1< 9}, then the number of subsets population who look into advertisements is:
of the set A × B, is : [Jan. 12, 2019 (II)] [April. 09, 2019 (II)]
(a) 215 (b) 218 (c) 212 (d) 210 (a) 13.9 (b) 12.8 (c) 13 (d) 13.5
14. In a class of 140 students numbered 1 to 140, all even 17. In a certain town, 25% of the families own a phone and
numbered students opted Mathematics course, those 15% own a car; 65% families own neither a phone nor a
whose number is divisible by 3 opted Physics course and car and 2,000 families own both a car and a phone. Consider
those whose number is divisible by 5 opted Chemistry the following three statements : [Online April 10, 2015]
course. Then the number of students who did not opt for (A) 5% families own both a car and a phone
any of the three courses is: [Jan. 10, 2019 (II)] (B) 35% families own either a car or a phone
(a) 102 (b) 42 (c) 1 (d) 38 (C) 40,000 families live in the town
15. Let A, B and C be sets such that f ¹ A Ç B Í C . Then Then,
which of the following statements is not true ? (a) Only (A) and (C) are correct.
[April 12, 2019 (II)] (b) Only (B) and (C) are correct.
(c) All (A), (B) and (C) are correct.
(a) B Ç C ¹ f
(d) Only (A) and (B) are correct.
(b) If ( A - B) Í C , then A Í C
(c) (C È A) Ç (C È B) = C
(d) If (A - C) Í B , then A Í B

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1. (28) 2m = 112 + 2n Þ 2m - 2n = 112 (c) sinq – cosq =

5. 2 cosq
m -n
Þ 2 (2
n
- 1) = 2 (2 - 1)
4 3
Þ sinq = cosq + 2 cosq
\ m = 7, n = 4 Þ mn = 28
æ 2 -1 ö
2. (b) Q Product of two even number is always even and = ( 2 + 1) cosq = ç ÷ cosq
è 2 -1 ø
product of two odd numbers is always odd.
Þ ( 2 - 1) sinq = cosq
\ Number of required subsets
= Total number of subsets – Total number of subsets Þ sinq + cosq = 2 sinq
having only odd numbers \ P= Q
= 2100 – 250 = 250(250 – 1) 6. (b) A = {x : |x | < 3, x Î Z }
3. (b) Case-I: x Î[0,9] A = {–2, – 1, 0, 1, 2}
R = {(x, y) : y = |x |, x ¹ -1}
2(3 - x ) + x - 6 x + 6 = 0 R = {(–2, 2), (0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 2)}
R has four elements
Þ x - 8 x + 12 = 0 Þ x = 4, 2
Number of elements in the power set of R
Þ x = 16, 4
= 24 = 16
Since x Î[0,9] 7. (b) Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
\ x=4 n(x) = 5
Case-II: x Î[9, ¥] Each element of x has 3 options. Either in set Y or set Z or
none. (Q Y Ç Z = f)
2( x - 3) + x - 6 x + 6 = 0 So, number of ordered pairs = 35
8. (b) Q B = ( B Ç A) È B
Þ x - 4 x = 0 Þ x = 16,0
Since x Î[9, ¥] = ( A Ç C) È B
\ x = 16 = ( A È B) Ç ( C È B)
Hence, x = 4 & 16
æ 1ö = ( A È C) Ç ( B È C)
4. (a) f (x) + 2f ç ÷ = 3x ....(1)
è xø = ( A Ç B) È C
æ 1ö 3
f ç ÷ + 2f (x) = ....(2)
è xø x = ( A Ç C) È C
Adding (1) and (2)
=C
æ1ö 1
Þ f (x) + f ç ÷ = x + ...(3) 9. (b) Given, n(C ) = 73, n(T ) = 65, n(C Ç T ) = x
è ø
x x
Substracting (1) from (2) \ 65 ³ n(C Ç T ) ³ 65 + 73 - 100
æ1ö 3 Þ 65 ³ x ³ 38 Þ x ¹ 36.
Þ f (x) - f ç ÷ = - 3x ...(4)
èxø x 10. (d) Let n(U ) = 100, then n(A) = 63, n(B) = 76
On adding (3) and (4)
n( A Ç B ) = x
2
Þ f (x) = -x
x Now, n( A È B ) = n( A) + n( B) - n( A Ç B) £ 100

2 -2 2 = 63 + 76 - x £ 100
f (x) = f (- x) Þ -x = +xÞx=
x x x Þ x ³ 139 - 100 Þ x ³ 39

x2 = 2 or x = 2, - 2

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Q n( A Ç B) £ n( A) Q = {6n: n Î N, 1 £ n £ 23} – P
Þ x £ 63 Þ n(Q) = 19

\ 39 £ x £ 63 R = {15n: n Î N, 1 £ n £ 9} – P
Þ n(R) = 5
50 n
11. (d) U X i = U Yi = T S = {10n: n Î N, 1 £ n £ 14} – P
i =1 i =1
Þ n(S) = 10
Q n( X i ) = 10, n (Yi ) = 5 n(T) = 70 – n(P) – n(Q) – n(S) = 70 – 33 = 37
50 n n(V) = 46 – n(P) – n(Q) – n(R) = 46 – 28 = 18
So, U X i = 500, U Yi = 5n n(W) = 28 – n(P) – n(R) – n(S) = 28 – 19 = 9
i =1 i =1
Þ Number of required students
500 5n
Þ = Þ n = 30 = 140 – (4 + 19 + 5 + 10 + 37 + 18 + 9)
20 6
= 140 – 102 = 38
12. (29) From the given conditions, 15. (d) (1), (2) and (4) are always correct.
n(A) = 25, n(B) = 7 and n(A Ç B) = 3 In (3) option,
n(A È B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A Ç B) If A = C then A – C = f
= 25 + 7 – 3 = 29 Clearly, f Í B but A Í B is not always true.
13. (a) Let x Î A, then
16. (a)
Q 2( x+2)( x2 -5 x+6) = 1 Þ (x + 2)(x – 2)(x – 3) = 0 A B
x = –2, 2, 3 25 20
8
A = {–2, 2, 3}
Then, n(A) = 3
Let x Î B, then
–3 < 2x – 1 < 9 % of people who reads A only = 25 – 8 = 17%
–1 < x < 5 and x Î Z % of people who read B only = 20 – 8 = 12%
\ B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} % of people from A only who read advertisement
n(B) = 5 = 17 × 0.3 = 5.1%
n(A ´ B) = 3 ´ 5 = 15 % of people from B only who read advertisement
Hence, Number of subsets of A ´ B = 2 15 = 12 × 0.4 = 4.8%
% of people from A & B both who read advertisement
Maths = 8 × 0.5 = 4%
14. (d)
T W
\ total % of people who read advertisement
S Chemistry
P
= 5.1 + 4.8 + 4 = 13.9%
Q 17. (c) n(P) = 25%
R
n(C) = 15%

V
n ( P ¢ È C ¢ ) =65%
Physics
Þ n(P È C)¢ = 65%

n ( P È C ) = 35%

P = {30, 60, 90, 120} n ( P Ç C) = n ( P ) + n (C) - n ( P È C)

Þ n(P) = 4 25 + 15 – 35 = 5%
x × 5% = 2000
x = 40,000

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