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)

L.H.S.


(B C) = {x: x ϵ B or x ϵ C }


= {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}.


A–(B C) is defined as {x ϵ A : x (B C)}


A = {1, 2, 4, 5}


(B C) = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}.


A–(B C) = {1}


R.H.S


(A – B) =


A–B is defined as {x ϵ A : x B}


A = {1, 2, 4, 5}


B = {2, 3, 5, 6}


A–B = {1, 4}


(A–C) =


A–C is defined as {x ϵ A : x C}


A = {1, 2, 4, 5}


C = {4, 5, 6, 7}


A–C = {1, 2}


(A – B) (A–C) = {x:x ϵ (A – B) and x ϵ (A – C) }.


= {1, 2}


Hence verified.


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