SET OPERATION

∪: UNION

Objects or elements that belong to set A or set B

Example: A ∪ B

Let A = A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
B= B = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

A ∪ B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
∩: INTERSECTION

Objects or elements that belong to set A and set B

Example: A ∩ B

Let A = A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
B= B = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

A ∩ B = { 3, 4 }
\ or － : RELATIVE COMPLEMENT

Objects or elements that belong to one set but not in another set

Example: A\B or A － B

Let A = A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
B= B = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

A － B or A\B= { 0, 1, 2 }

B － A or B\A= { 5, 6, 7, 8 }
A’ or AC: A complement

All objects or elements that does not belong to set A

Example:

Let U = U = {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
A= A = { 0, 1, 2 }

A’ or AC = { -1, 3, 4 }
| | or #: Cardinality

The number of elements in a given set

Example:

Let U = U = {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
A= A = { 0, 1, 2 }

|U| or #U = 6

|A| or #A = 3
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES
LET U=
A=
B=
DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING:
1. |U| 6. A’ 11. |A ∪ B |
2. |A| 7. BC 12. |AC |
3. |B| 8. A\B 13. |B’|
4. A∩B 9. B – A 14. |A - B|
5. A∪B 10. |A ∩ B | 15. |B\A|
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES
LET U= U = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 }
A= A = { 0, 1, 2, 3 }
B= B = { 2, 3, 4 }

DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING:

1. |U| = 9 4. A ∩ B = { 2, 3} 7. BC = { 0, 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 }
2. |A| = 4 5. A ∪ B = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 } 8. A\B = { 0, 1 }
3. |B| = 3 6. A’ = { 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 } 9. B – A = { 4 }
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES
LET U= U = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 }
A= A = { 0, 1, 2, 3 }
B= B = { 2, 3, 4 }

DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING:

10. |A ∩ B| = 2 13. |B’| = 6
11. |A ∪ B| = 5 14. |A– B| = 2
12. |AC = 5 15. |B\A| = 1
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES (WITH EMPTY OR NULL
SET)
LET U= U = { -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }
A= A = { -2, -1, 0 }
B= B = { 2, 3, 4, 5 }

DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING:

6. A’ 11. |A ∪ B |
1. |U|
7. BC 12. |AC |
2. |A|
8. A\B 13. |B’|
3. |B|
9. B – A 14. |A - B|
4. A ∩ B
10. |A ∩ B | 15. |B\A|
5. A ∪ B
 ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES (WITH EMPTY OR NULL
SET)
LET U= U = { -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 }
A= A = { -2, -1, 0 }
B= B = { 2, 3, 4, 5 }

DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING:

6. A’ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} 11. |A ∪ B |= 7
1. |U| = 10
7. BC = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 6, 7} 12. |AC |= 7
2. |A| = 3
8. A\B = {-2, -1, 0} 13. |B’| = 6
3. |B| = 4
9. B – A = {2, 3, 4, 5} 14. |A - B|= 3
4. A ∩ B = { } OR ∅
10. |A ∩ B | = 0 15. |B\A|= 4
5. A ∪ B = {-2, -1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5}