OPERAT I O N SE T

HINT:C.U.I.D.S
 COMPLEMENT OF THE SET A’ OR A C

A’ IS THE SET OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT IN A (BUT ARE IN THE
UNIVERSAL SET U)
EXAMPLE:
LET U={1,2,3,4,5,6} AND A={1,2,3}. LET U={D,A,N,G,E,R} AND
FIND A’={4,5,6} A={A,N,G,E,R} FIND A’={D}
 UNION OF SETS
A U B IS THE SET OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN EITHER SETS A OR B.
LET A={1,2,3,4,5} ,B={2,4} LET A={F,I,T}, B={F,R,U,I,T}
FIND A U B. FIND A U B.
FIND A U B={1,2,3,4,5} A U B ={F,R,U,I,T}
LET A={1,2,3}, B ={4,5} LET A={L,O,V,E}, B={O,V,E,R}
A U B={1,2,3,4,5} A U B ={L,O,V,E,R}
 INTERSECTION OF A AND B
A ∩ B IS THE SET OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN BOTH SETS A AND B.
LET A={1,2,3,4,5}, B=(4,5,6}. LET A={D.A,N,G,E,R}, B=(S,T,R,A,N,G,E}.
FIND A ∩ B. FIND A ∩ B.
A ∩ B={4,5} A ∩ B={A,N,G,E,R}
LET A={1,3,5} AND B={2,4}
A ∩ B={} – DISJOINTS SETS
 DIFFERENCE OF A AND B

A - B IS THE SET OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN SET A BUT NOT IN SET B.
LET A={F,A,T,E} AND B=(F,A,T}. LET A={1,2,3,4,5}, B=(2,4,6}.
FIND A - B. FIND A - B.
A - B={E} A - B={1,3,5}
SYMMETRIC DIFFERENCE OF A AND B
A ∆ B IS THE SET OF ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN EITHER A OR B BUT NOT BOTH
A ∆ B=(A U B) - (A ∩ B)
FIND A ∆ B
A={1,2,3,5,6} B={2,4,6,7} A ∆ B ={1,2,3,4,5,6,7} – {2,6}
A U B={1,2,3,5,6} U {2,4,6,7} A ∆ B ={1,3,4,5,7}
A U B={1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
A ∩ B={1,2,3,5,6} ∩ {2,4,6,7}
A ∩ B= {2,6}