Let A = {1, 2, 4, 5} B = {2, 3, 5, 6} C = {4, 5, 6, 7}. Verify the following identities:
A ∩ (B – C) = (A ∩ B) – (A ∩ C)
B–C is defined as {x ϵ B : x ∉ C}
B = {2, 3, 5, 6}
C = {4, 5, 6, 7}
B–C = {2, 3}
(A ∩ (B – C)) = {x:x ϵ A and x ϵ (B – C)}
= {2}
R.H.S:
(A ∩ B) = {x:x ϵ A and x ϵ B}
= {2, 5}
(A ∩ C) = {x:x ϵ A and x ϵ C}
= {4, 5}
(A ∩ B) – (A ∩ C) is defined as {x ϵ (A ∩ B) : x ∉ (A ∩ C)}
= {2}.
Hence Verified.