If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, C = {7, 8, 9, 10, 11} and D = {10, 11, 12, 13 , 14}. Find:
i. A ∪ B
ii. A ∪ C
iii. B ∪ C
iv. B ∪ D
v. A ∪ B ∪ C
vi. A ∪ B ∪ D
vii. B ∪ C ∪ D
viii. A ∩ (B ∪ C)
ix. (A ∩ B) ∩ (B ∩ C)
x. (A ∪ D) ∩ (B ∪ C).
Note: In general X ∪ Y = {a: a ϵ X or a ϵ Y}
X ∩ Y = {a:a ϵ X and a ϵ Y}.
i. A ∪ B = {x: x ϵ A or x ϵ B}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
ii. A ∪ C = {x: x ϵ A or x ϵ C}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
iii. B ∪ C = {x: x ϵ B or x ϵ C}
= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
iv. B ∪ D = {x: x ϵ B or x ϵ D}
= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}
v. A ∪ B = {x: x ϵ A or x ϵ B}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
A ∪ B ∪ C = {x: x ϵ A ∪ B or x ϵ C}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
vi. A ∪ B = {x: x ϵ A or x ϵ B}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
A ∪ B ∪ D = {x: x ϵ A ∪ B or x ϵ D}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}
vii. B ∪ C = {x: x ϵ B or x ϵ C}
= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
B ∪ C ∪ D = {x: x ϵ B ∪ C or x ϵ D}
= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}
viii. B ∪ C = {x: x ϵ B or x ϵ C}
= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
A ∩ B ∪ C = {x:x ϵ A and x ϵ B ∪ C}.
= {4, 5}
ix. (A ∩ B) = {x:x ϵ A and x ϵ B}.
= {4, 5}
(B ∩ C) = {x:x ϵ B and x ϵ C}
= {7, 8}
(A ∩ B) ∩ (B ∩ C) = {x:x ϵ (A ∩ B) and x ϵ (B ∩ C)}.
= ϕ
x. A ∪ D = {x: x ϵ A or x ϵ D}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14}.
B ∪ C = {x: x ϵ B or x ϵ C}
= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
(A ∪ D) ∩ (B ∪ C) = {x:x ϵ (A ∪ D) and x ϵ (B ∪ C)}.
= {4, 5, 10, 11}.