Republic of The Philippines Polytechnic University of Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila
Republic of The Philippines Polytechnic University of Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila
Activity 3: Sets
I. Determine if each statement is true or false.
1. The intersection of two infinite sets is also infinite. True.
2. If A, B, C are sets where A ⊆B, then A × C ⊆B × C. False.
3. If A and B are sets and if A ⊂B, then A ⊂ B ′. False.
4. If A ≠ B then A ∩ B = ∅. True.
5. For any two sets A and B, if A ∪B = A, then B ⊂ A False
6. All sets are disjoint with the empty set. True.
7. If two sets are disjoint, then their corresponding power sets are also disjoint. True.
8. A set is a subset of its power set. True
II. Consider the sets. Write U, A, B, C in roster method and determine the
following:
U = {a,c,d,e,g,i,l,m,n,q,r,s,t,u} U = {a,c,d,e,g,i,l,m,n,q,r,s,t,u}
A = {x | x is a letter in the word quadrilateral} A= {q,u,a,d,r,i,l,a,t,e,r,a,l}
B = {x | x is a letter in the word square} B= {s,q,u,a,r,e}
C = {x | x is a letter in the word rectangle} C= {r,e,c,t,a,n,g,l,e}
1. A∪ B = {s,q,u,a,d,r,i,l,t,e,r}
2. (A∪ B) ∩ C = {r,e,t,a,l}
3. (B ∩ C) ∪ (B ∩ A) = {q,u,a,r,e}
4. B’ ∩ C’ = {d,i,m}
5. A/C = { q,u,d,i}
6. A x C = {(q,r), (q,e), (q,c) (q,t), (q,a), (q,n), (q,g), (q,l)}
= {(u,r), (u,e), (u,c) (u,t), (u,a), (u,n), (u,g), (u,l)}
= {(a,r), (a,e), (a,c) (a,t), (a,a), (a,n), (a,g), (a,l)}
= {(d,r), (d,e), (d,c) (d,t), (d,a), (d,n), (d,g), (d,l)}
= {(r,r), (r,e), (r,c) (r,t), (r,a), (r,n), (r,g), (r,l)}
= {(i,r), (i,e), (i,c) (i,t), (i,a), (i,n), (i,g), (i,l)}
= {(l,r), (l,e), (l,c) (l,t), (l,a), (l,n), (l,g), (l,l)}
= {(t,r), (t,e), (t,c) (t,t), (t,a), (t,n), (t,g), (t,l)}
= {(e,r), (e,e), (e,c) (e,t), (e,a), (e,n), (e,g), (e,l)}
7. A’ ∩ B’ ∩ C’ = {m}
8. (A∪ B) ‘= {c,g,m,n}
1. In a class of 25 students, 18 were math majors, 12 were computer science majors, and 7
were dual major in math and computer science. How many students were
a) majoring in math only?
b) not majoring in computer science?
c) not math or computer science majors?
U
MATH MAJOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
MAJOR
11 7 5
Given:
Solutions:
25 = 18+12-7+ n(M∪C)
25 = 23 + n(M∪C)
n(M∪C) = 25-23
n(M∪C) = 2
2. In a group of 40 first year college male students, 22 like basketball, 18 are interested in
tennis, and 14 like volleyball. Of these students, 7 are interested in both volleyball and
basketball, 9 like both basketball and tennis, 5 like both tennis and volleyball, and 3
students like the three sports. How many students
a) like volleyball only?
b) like basketball, but do not like tennis or volleyball?
c) at least one sport?
d) exactly one sport?
e) are interested in tennis only?
U BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL
5
9 4
3
9 7
TENNIS
GIVEN:
First Year College Male Students: n (U) = 40
Students like Basketball: n (B) = 22
Students like Volleyball: n (V) = 14
Students like Tennis: n (T) = 18
Students like Basketball and Tennis: n (B∩ T) = 9
Students like Tennis and Volleyball: n (T∩ B) = 5
Students like Basketball and Volleyball: n (B∩ V) = 4
Students like Three Sports: n (B∩ V ∩ T) = 3
Solution:
a. n (V∩ B) - n (B∩ V ∩ T) = 4
n (T∩ B) - n (B∩ V ∩ T) = 2 * 14 – 4 – 3 – 2 = 5 only students who like volleyball
n (V) = 14
n (B∩ V ∩ T) = 3
b. n (B) – n (T∩ B) - n (V∩ B) = 22- 9- 4 = 9 who like basketball but not tennis and volleyball
c. n (U) - n (V∩ B) - n (B∩ T) - n (T∩ B) - n (B∩ V) = 40 – 9 – 5 – 4 = 22 at least one sport
d. n (U) - n (V∩ B) - n (B∩ T) - n (T∩ B) - n (B∩ V) - n (B∩ V ∩ T) = 19 exactly one sport
e. n (T) - n (B∩ T) - n (T∩ B) = 4 students are interested only in tennis