If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4} and C = {4, 5, 6}, find

i. A x (B C)


ii. (A x B) (A xC)


iii. A x (B C)


iv. (A x B) (A x C)

given: A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4} and C = {4, 5, 6}

(i) To find: A × (B C)


(B C) = {4}


A × (B C) = {(1, 4), (2, 4), (3, 4)}


(ii) To find: (A × B) (A × C)


(A × B) = {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 3), (3, 4)}


(A × C) = {(1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)}


(A × B) (A × C) = {(1, 4), (2, 4), (3, 4)}


(iii) To find: A × (B C)


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


A × (B C) = {(1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)}


(iv) To find: (A × B) (A × C)


(A × B) = {(1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 3), (3, 4)}


(A × C) = {(1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)}


(A × B) (A × C) = {(1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)}


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