XI SETS ASSIGNMENT

1. If a set A = {a, b, c},then number of subsets of the set A=

(a) 4 (b) (c)8 (d)9
2. If 𝐴 = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 2𝑛 + 1, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 2𝑛 ∈ 𝑍}, then 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 =
(a) Z (b) W (c) 1 (d) none of these
3. If 𝐴 = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 3𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍} 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 4𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍}, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 =
(a) {𝑥: 𝑥 = 8𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍} (b) {𝑥: 𝑥 = 12𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍}
(c) {𝑥: 𝑥 = 7𝑛, 𝑛 ∈ 𝑍} (d)none of these
4. If A and B be two sets containing 3 and 6 elements respectively, then the minimum number
of element in 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵=
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9
5. Let U be the universal set and 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 = 𝑈.Then{(𝐴 − 𝐵) ∪ (𝐵 − 𝐶) ∪ (𝐶 − 𝐴)} is equal to (a)𝐴 ∪
𝐵∪𝐶 (b)𝐴 ∪ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) (c)𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 (d)𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶)
6. If A={2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} and B={3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13} then A-B=
(a) {2, 4, 6} (b) {9, 11, 13} (c) {5, 7, 9} (d) {7, 11, 13}{5, 7, 9}
Ans: c,a,b, b,c, a
7. If A, B and C are any three sets, then
(a) (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∪ 𝐶 = 𝐴 ∪ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶) (b) (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) ∩ 𝐶 = 𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶)
(c) 𝐴 ∪ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶) = (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) ∩ (𝐴 ∪ 𝐶) (d) all of these

8 .If A and B are any two sets, then

(a) (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)′ = 𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵′ (b) (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)′ = 𝐴′ ∪ 𝐵′
(c) (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)′ = 𝐴′ ∪ 𝐵′ (d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans: d,d
9. Let A = {Φ, {Φ}, 1, {1, Φ}, 2}. Which of the following are true ?
(i)Φ ∈ A (ii){Φ} ∈ A (iii){1} ∈ A (iv){2, Φ} ⊂ A (v)2 ⊂ A
(vi){2, {1}} ⊄ A (vii){{2}, {1}} ⊄ A(viii){Φ, {Φ}, {1, Φ}} ⊂ A (ix){{Φ}} ⊂ A.
Ans:
(i) T (ii)T (iii) F (iv)T (v) F (vi)T (vii) T (viii)T (ix)T
10.Write down all possible subsets of each of the following sets ∶
{a}, (ii) {0,1}, (iii) {a, b, c}, (iv){1, {1}}, (v){Φ}
Ans:(i) Φ, {a} (ii)Φ, {0}, {1}, {0,1} (iii)Φ, {a}, {b}, {c}, {a, b}, {b, c}, {a, c}, {a, b, c}

11. Let U = {1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ,9} , A = {2 ,4 ,6 ,8} and B = {2 ,3 ,5 ,7} .

Verify that (i) (A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′ (ii) (A ∩ B)′ = A′ ∪ B′ .
12. Represent the following sets in Venn diagram.
(i) A′ ∩ (B ∪ C) (ii) A′ ∩ (C − B)
13.Let A = {1 ,2 , 4 , 5} B = {2 ,3 ,5 ,6} C = {4 ,5 ,6 ,7} . Verify the following identities ∶
(i) A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C)
(ii) A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
(iii) A ∩ (B − C) = (A ∩ B) − (A ∩ C)
(iv) A − (B ∪ C) = (A − B) ∩ (A − C)
(v) A − (B ∩ C) = (A − B) ∪ (A − C)

14.If u = {2 ,3, 5 ,7 ,9}is the universal set and A = {3 ,7} , B = {2 , 5 , ,9} , then prove that ∶
(i) (A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B ′ (ii) (A ∩ B)′ = A′ ∪ B′

15. Show that for any sets A and B ∶ (i)A = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A − B) (ii)A ∪ (B − A) = A ∪ B