NCERT Solutions Class 11 Maths Chapter 1

NCERT Solutions Class 11
Maths
Chapter 1 Sets

Q.1 Which of the following are sets ? Justify your answer.

(i) The collection of all the months of a year beginning with the letter J.
(ii) The collection of ten most talented writers of India.
(iii) A team of eleven best-cricket batsmen of the world.
(iv) The collection of all boys in your class.
(v) The collection of all natural numbers less than 100.
(vi) A collection of novels written by the writer Munshi Prem Chand.
(vii) The collection of all even integers.
(viii) The collection of questions in this Chapter.
(ix) A collection of most dangerous animals of the world.

Answer:

(i) Yes, the collection of all the months of a year beginning with the letter J is a set.
Set = {January, June, July}.

(ii) The collection of ten most talented writers of India is not a set. Since, there is no specific parameter to define a talented writer.

(iii) A team of eleven best-cricket batsmen of the world is not a set. Since, it is difficult to find the best-cricket batsman of the world.

(iv) The collection of all boys of in our class is a set.
Since, this set can be represented as
A = {x: x is a boy of our class.}

(v) Collection of all natural numbers less than 100 is a set. Because it is well define and can be represented as = {x: x is a natural number less than 100}

(vi) A collection of novels written by the writer Munshi Prem Chand, is a set. Since, it is a collection of well defined elements.

(vii) The collection of even integers is a set because it’s all elements are well defined.

(viii) The collection of questions in this Chapter is a set. Since, all the elements of set are well defined.

(ix) A collection of most dangerous animals is not a set as most dangerous animals are not well defined.

Q.2

Answer:

Q.3 Write the following sets in roster form:

(i) A = {x: x is an integer and –3 < x < 7}
(ii) B = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}
(iii) C = {x: x is a two-digit natural number such that the sum of its digits is 8}
(iv) D = {x: x is a prime number which is divisor of 60}
(v) E = The set of all letters in the word TRIGONOMETRY
(vi) F = The set of all letters in the word BETTER

Answer:

(i) A = {x: x is an integer and –3 < x < 7}
= {– 2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(ii) B = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
(iii) C = {x: x is a two-digit natural number such that the sum of its digits is 8}
= {17, 26, 35, 44, 53, 62, 71, 80}
(iv) D = {x: x is a prime number which is divisor of 60}
= {2, 3, 5}
(v) E = The set of all letters in the word TRIGONOMETRY
= {T, R, I, G, O, N, M, E, Y}
(vi) F = The set of all letters in the word BETTER
= {B, E, T, R}

Q.4 Write the following sets in the set-builder form:

(i) (3, 6, 9, 12}
(ii) {2, 4, 8,16,32}
(iii) {5, 25, 125, 625}
(iv) {2, 4, 6, . . .}
(v) {1,4,9, . . .,100}

Answer:

(i) (3, 6, 9, 12} = {x : 3n, n is a natural number and 1 ≤ n ≤ 4}.
(ii) {2, 4, 8, 16, 32} = {x: 2ⁿ, n is a natural number and 1 ≤ n ≤ 5}.
(iii) {5, 25, 125, 625 } = {x: 5ⁿ, n is a natural number and 1 ≤ n ≤ 4}.
(iv) {2, 4, 6, . . .}= {x: x is an even natural number}
(v) {1,4,9, . . .,100} = {x: x = n², n is a natural number and 1 ≤ n ≤ 10 }

Q.5

Answer:

(i) A = {1, 3, 5, 7, …}
(ii) B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
(iii) C = {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2}
(iv) D = {L, O, Y, A }
(v) E = { February, April, June, September, November}
(vi) F = {b, c, d, f, g, h, j}

Q.6 Match each of the set on the left in the roster form with the same set on the right described in set-builder form:

(i) {1, 2, 3, 6} (a) {x: x is a prime number and a divisor of 6}
(ii) {2, 3} (b) {x: x is an odd natural number less than 10}
(iii) {M,A,T,H,E,I,C,S} (c) {x: x is natural number and divisor of 6}
(iv) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} (d) {x: x is a letter of the word MATHEMATICS}.

Answer:

(i) {1, 2, 3, 6} = (c) {x: x is natural number and divisor of 6}
(ii) {2, 3} = (a) {x: x is a prime number and a divisor of 6}
(iii) {M, A, T, H, E, I, C, S} = (d) {x: x is a letter of the word MATHEMATICS}
(iv) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} = (b) {x: x is an odd natural number less than 10}

Q.7 Which of the following are examples of the null set

(i) Set of odd natural numbers divisible by 2
(ii) Set of even prime numbers
(iii) {x: x is a natural numbers, x < 5 and x > 7 }
(iv) {y : y is a point common to any two parallel lines}

Answer:

(i) Set of odd natural numbers divisible by 2 is null set.
(ii) Set of even prime number is not a null set, because set of even prime number is {2}.
(iii) {x:x is a natural numbers, x < 5 and x > 7} = {} It is a null set.
(iv) It is an example of null set because there is no common point in two parallel lines.

Q.8 Which of the following sets are finite or infinite

(i) The set of months of a year
(ii) {1, 2, 3, . . .}
(iii) {1, 2, 3, . . .99, 100}
(iv) The set of positive integers greater than 100
(v) The set of prime numbers less than 99

Answer:

(i) Set of months is a finite set because number of elements in this set are limited to count.
(ii) It is an example of infinite set.
(iii) It is an example of finite set.
(iv) It is an example of infinite set.
(v) It is an example of finite set.

Q.9 State whether each of the following set is finite or infinite:

(i) The set of lines which are parallel to the x-axis
(ii) The set of letters in the English alphabet
(iii) The set of numbers which are multiple of 5
(iv) The set of animals living on the earth
(v) The set of circles passing through the origin (0, 0)

Answer:

(i) This is an example of an infinite set. Since there are uncountable parallel lines to the x-axis.
(ii) This is an example of a finite set because there are 26 English alphabets.
(iii) The set of numbers that are multiples of 5 is an infinite set because there are uncountable multiples of 5.
(iv) The number of animals living on the earth is countable. So, it is an example of a finite set.
(v) The number of circles passing through the origin (0, 0) are uncountable. So, it is an example of an infinite set.

Q.10 In the following, state whether A = B or not:

(i) A = {a, b, c, d}; B = { d, c, b, a }
(ii) A = {4, 8, 12, 16}; B = { 8, 4, 16, 18}
(iii) A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}; B = {x: x is positive even integer and x ≤ 10}
(iv) A = { x : x is a multiple of 10};
B = { 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, . . . }

Answer:

(i) A = B
(ii) A ≠ B
(iii) A = B
(iv) A≠ B

Q.11 Are the following pair of sets equal? Give reasons.

(i) A = {2, 3},
B = {x: x is solution of x² + 5x + 6 = 0}

(ii) A = {x: x is a letter in the word FOLLOW}
B = {y: y is a letter in the word WOLF}

Answer:

(i) A ≠ B
Since, x² + 5x + 6 = 0
(x + 2)(x + 3) = 0
x = –2, – 3
So, B = {–2, – 3}

(ii) A = {F, O, L, W} and B = {W, O, L, F}
So, A = B.

Q.12 From the sets given below, select equal sets:

A = {2, 4, 8, 12},
B = {1, 2, 3, 4},
C = {4, 8, 12, 14},
D = {3, 1, 4, 2}
E = {–1, 1},
F = {0, a},
G = {1, –1},
H = {0, 1}

Answer:

B = D [because each is {1, 2, 3, 4}]
E = G [because each is {–1, 1}]

Q.13 Make correct statements by filling in symbols ⊂ or in the blank spaces:

Answer:

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Q.15 Let A = {1, 2, {3, 4}, 5}. Which of the following statements are incorrect and why?

(i) {3, 4} ⊂ A
(ii) {3, 4} ∈ A
(iii) {{3, 4}} ⊂ A
(iv) 1 ∈ A
(v) 1 ⊂ A
(vi) {1, 2, 5} ⊂ A
(vii) {1, 2, 5} ∈ A
(viii) {1, 2, 3} ⊂ A
(ix) Φ ∈ A
(x) Φ ⊂ A
(xi) {Φ} ⊂ A

Answer:

(i) {3, 4}⊂ A —-Incorrect statement.
Correct statement is {3, 4} ∈ A

(ii) {3, 4} ∈ A —- Correct statement.

(iii) {{3, 4}} ⊂ A—- Correct statement.

(iv) 1 ∈ A —- Correct statement.

(v) 1 ⊂ A —-Incorrect statement.
Correct statement is 1 ∈ A

(vi) {1, 2, 5} ⊂ A —- Correct statement.

(vii) {1, 2, 5} ∈ A —- Incorrect statement.
Correct statement is {1, 2, 5} ⊂ A

(viii) {1, 2, 3} ⊂ A —- Incorrect statement.
Because 3 is not individual element of set A.

(ix) φ ∈ A—- Incorrect statement.
Since, φ is a subset of set A.

(x) φ ⊂ A —- Correct statement.

(xi) {φ} ⊂ A —- Incorrect statement.
Since, φ is not an element of set A.

Q.16 How many elements has P(A), if A = Φ?

Answer:

P(A) is called power set of set A. It is the collection of subsets of set A. Since, there is no element in set A, so there will be one subset of Φ.
Thus, P(A) = 1.

Q.17 Write down all the subsets of the following sets

(i) {a}
(ii) {a, b}
(iii) {1, 2, 3}
(iv) Φ

Answer:

(i) Subsets of {a} are: {}, {a}.
(ii) Subsets of {a, b} are: {}, {a}, {b}, {a, b}.
(iii) Subsets of {1, 2, 3} are: {}, {1}, {2}, {3},{1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 2, 3}.
(iv) Subset of Φ is Φ only.

Q.18 Write the following intervals in set-builder form:

(i) (– 3, 0)
(ii) [6, 12]
(iii) (6, 12]
(iv) [–23, 5)

Answer:

Q.19 Write the following as intervals:

(i) {x: x ∈ R, – 4 < x ≤ 6}
(ii) {x: x ∈ R, – 12 < x < –10}
(iii) {x: x ∈ R, 0 ≤ x < 7}
(iv) {x: x ∈ R, 3 ≤ x ≤ 4}

Answer:

Q.20 What universal set(s) would you propose for each of the following:

(i) The set of right triangles.
(ii) The set of isosceles triangles.

Answer:

(i) Universal set for the set of right triangles is set of triangles or set of polygons.
(ii) Universal set for the set of isosceles triangles is the set of triangles or set of polygons.

Q.21 Given the sets A = {1, 3, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6} and C = {0, 2, 4, 6, 8}, which of the following may be considered as universal set (s) for all the three sets A, B and C

(i) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(ii) Φ
(iii) {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
(iv) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

Answer:

(i) Since, elements of sets A and B are in {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} but elements of set C are not contained in {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. So, {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} is not a universal set (s).
(ii) Since, elements of sets A, B and C are not contained in Φ. So, it is not a universal set.
(iii) Since, all the elements of sets A, B and C are in given set. So, {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} is a universal set (s) for all the three sets A, B and C.
(iv) Since, elements of set C are not in given set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, so it is not a universal set(s) of all the three sets A, B and C.

Q.22 Let A = {a, b}, B = {a, b, c}. Is A ⊂ B?
What is A ∪ B?

Answer:

Since, all the elements of set A belongs to the set B,
So, A ⊂ B.
A ∪ B = {a, b, c} = B

Q.23 If A and B are two sets such that A ⊂ B, then what is A ∪ B?

Answer:

Since, A ⊂ B so, all the elements of set A belong to set B, then A ∪ B = B.

Q.24 If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {5, 6, 7, 8} and D = {7, 8, 9, 10}; 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

Answer:

(i) A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(ii) A ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
(iii) B ∪ C = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
(iv) B ∪ D = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(v) A ∪ B ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
(vi) A ∪ B ∪ D = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(vii) B ∪ C ∪ D = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}

Q.25 If A = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21}, B = {4, 8, 12, 16, 20}, C = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}, D = {5, 10, 15, 20}; find

(i) A – B
(ii) A – C
(iii) A – D
(iv) B – A
(v) C – A
(vi) D – A
(vii) B – C
(viii) B – D
(ix) C – B
(x) D – B
(xi) C – D
(xii) D – C

Answer:

(i) A – B = {3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 21}
(ii) A – C = {3, 9, 15, 18, 21}
(iii) A – D = {3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21}
(iv) B – A = {4, 8, 16, 20}
(v) C – A = {2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16}
(vi) D – A = {5, 10, 20}
(vii) B – C = {20}
(viii) B – D = {4, 8, 12, 16}
(ix) C – B = {2, 6, 10, 14}
(x) D – B = {5, 15, 20}
(xi) C – D = {2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16}
(xii) D – C = {5, 15, 20}

Q.26 If R is the set of real numbers and Q is the set of rational numbers, then what is R – Q?

Answer:

Since, R = set of real numbers Q = set of rational numbers Therefore,
R – Q = Set of irrational numbers

Q.27 Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9},
A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {2, 4, 6, 8} and C = {3, 4, 5, 6}. Find

(i) A′
(ii) B′
(iii) (A ∪ C)′
(iv) (A ∪ B)′
(v) (A′)′
(vi) (B – C)’

Answer:

(i) A’ = U – A = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
(ii) B’ = U – B = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
(iii) A ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(A ∪ C)’ = U – (A ∪ C)
= {7, 8, 9}
(iv) A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8}
(A ∪ B)’ = U – (A∪B)
= {5, 7, 9}
(v) (A’)’ = U – (A’)
= {1, 2, 3, 4}
(vi) B – C = {2, 8}
(B – C)’ = U – (B – C)
= {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9}

Q.28 If U = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}, find the complements of the following sets:
(i) A = {a, b, c}
(ii) B = {d, e, f, g}
(iii) C = {a, c, e, g}
(iv) D = {f, g, h, a}

Answer:

(i) A = {a, b, c}
A’ = U – A
= {d, e, f, g, h}

(ii) B = {d, e, f, g}
B’ = U – B
= {a, b, c, h}

(iii) C = {a, c, e, g}
C’ = U – C
= {b, d, f, h}

(iv) D = {f, g, h, a}
D’ = U – D
= {b, c, d, e}

Q.29 Taking the set of natural numbers as the universal set, write down the complements of the following sets:

(i) {x: x is an even natural number}
(ii) {x: x is an odd natural number}
(iii) {x: x is a positive multiple of 3}
(iv) {x: x is a prime number}
(v) {x: x is a natural number divisible by 3 and 5}
(vi) {x: x is a perfect square}
(vii) {x: x is a perfect cube}
(viii) {x: x + 5 = 8}
(ix) {x: 2x + 5 = 9}
(x) { x : x ≥ 7 }
(xi) { x : x ∈ N and 2x + 1 > 10 }

Answer:

Here, U = N = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …}

(i) Let A = {x: x is an even natural number}
A’ = U – A
= {1, 3, 5, 7, …}
= {x: x is an odd natural number}

(ii) Let B = {x: x is an odd natural number}
B’ = U – B
= {2, 4, 6, 8, …}
= {x : x is an even natural number}

(iii) Let C = {x: x is a positive multiple of 3}
C’ = U – C
= {1, 3, 4, 5, 7, …}
= {x : x is a natural number but not a multiple of 3}

(iv) Let D = {x: x is a prime number}
D’ = U – D
= {x : x is composite number and 1}

(v) Let E = {x: x is a natural number divisible by 3 and 5}
E’ = U – E
= {x: x is a natural number neither divisible by 3 nor by 5}

(vi) Let F = {x: x is a perfect square}
F’ = U – F
= {x : x is not a perfect square}

(vii) Let G = {x: x is a perfect cube}
G’ = U – G
= {x : x is not a perfect cube}

(viii) Let H = {x: x + 5 = 8}
= {3}
H’ = U – H
= {x : x is a natural number except 3}

(ix) Let I = {x: 2x + 5 = 9}
= {2}
I’ = U – I
= {x : x is a natural number except 2}

(x) Let J = { x:x ≥ 7}
J’ = U – J
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

(xi) Let K = {x : x ∈ N and 2x + 1 > 10}
= { x : x ∈ N and x > 9/2}
= {5, 6, 7, 8, …}
K’ = U – K
= {1, 2, 3, 4}

Q.30 If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = {2, 3, 5, 7}. Verify that

(i) (A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′
(ii) (A ∩ B)′ = A′ ∪ B′

Answer:

A ∪ B = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
A ∩ B = {2}
(i) L.H.S.:
(A ∪ B)′ = U – (A ∪ B)
= {1, 9}
R.H.S.:
A′ ∩ B′ =(U – A) ∩ ( U – B)
= {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}∩{1, 4, 6, 8, 9}
= {1, 9}
Thus,
(A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′

(ii) L.H.S.:
(A ∩ B)′ = U – (A ∩ B)
= {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
R.H.S.:
A′ ∪ B′=(U – A) ∪ ( U – B)
= {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} ∪ {1, 4, 6, 8, 9}
= {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
Thus,
(A ∩ B)’ = A′ ∪ B′

Q.31 Draw appropriate Venn diagram for each of the following :

(i) (A ∪ B)’, (ii) A′ ∩ B′,
(iii) (A ∩ B)′, (iv) A′ ∪ B′

Answer:

(i) (A ∪ B)’

(ii) A′ ∩ B′=(A ∪ B)’ [By De Morgan’s Law]

(iii) (A ∩ B)′

(iv) A′ ∪ B′ = (A ∩ B)′ [By De Morgan’s Law]

Q.32 Let U be the set of all triangles in a plane. If A is the set of all triangles with at least one angle different from 60°, what is A′?

Answer:

Here, U = set of all triangles in a plane,
A = set of all triangles with at least one angle different from 60°
A’ = set of all triangles with each angle 60° i.e., set of all equilateral triangles.

Q.33 If X and Y are two sets such that n ( X ) = 17, n ( Y ) = 23 and n ( X ∪ Y ) = 38, find n ( X ∩ Y ).

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Q.34 If X and Y are two sets such that X ∪ Y has 18 elements, X has 8 elements and Y has 15 elements; how many elements does X ∩ Y have?

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Q.35 In a group of 400 people, 250 can speak Hindi and 200 can speak English. How many people can speak both Hindi and English?

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Q.36 If S and T are two sets such that S has 21 elements, T has 32 elements, and S ∩ T has 11 elements, how many elements does S ∪ T have?

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Q.37 If X and Y are two sets such that X has 40 elements, X ∪ Y has 60 elements and X ∩ Y has 10 elements, how many elements does Y have?

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Q.38 In a group of 70 people, 37 like coffee, 52 like tea and each person likes at least one of the two drinks. How many people like both coffee and tea?

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Q.39 In a group of 65 people, 40 like cricket, 10 like both cricket and tennis. How many like tennis only and not cricket? How many like tennis?

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Q.40 In a committee, 50 people speak French, 20 speak Spanish and 10 speak both Spanish and French. How many speak at least one of these two languages?

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Q.41 Decide, among the following sets, which sets are subsets of one and another:

A = {x: x ∈ R and x satisfy x² – 8x + 12 = 0},
B = {2, 4, 6}, C = {2, 4, 6, 8, . . .}, D = { 6 }.

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Q.42 In each of the following, determine whether the statement is true or false. If it is true, prove it. If it is false, give an example.

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Q.43 Assume that P (A) = P (B). Show that A = B

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Q.44 Using properties of sets, show that

(i) A ∪ ( A ∩ B ) = A
(ii) A ∩ ( A ∪ B ) = A.

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Q.18 In a survey of 600 students in a school, 150 students were found to be taking tea and 225 taking coffee, 100 were taking both tea and coffee. Find how many students were taking neither tea nor coffee?

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Q.45 In a group of students, 100 students know Hindi, 50 know English and 25 know both.
Each of the students knows either Hindi or English. How many students are there in the group?

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Q.46 In a survey of 60 people, it was found that 25 people read newspaper H, 26 read newspaper T, 26 read newspaper I, 9 read both H and I, 11 read both H and T, 8 read both T and I, 3 read all three newspapers.
Find:
(i) the number of people who read at least one of the newspapers.
(ii) the number of people who read exactly one newspaper.

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Q.47 In a survey it was found that 21 people liked product A, 26 liked product B and 29 liked product C. If 14 people liked products A and B, 12 people liked products C and A, 14 people liked products B and C and 8 liked all the three products. Find how many liked product C only.

Answer:

Here,
n(A) = Number of people who like product A = 21
n(B) = Number of people who like product B =26
n(C) = Number of people who like product C = 29
n(A ∩ B) = Number of people who like products A and B = 14
n(B ∩ C) = Number of people who like products B and C = 14
n(C ∩ A) = Number of people who like products C and A = 12
n(A ∩ B ∩ C) = Number of people who like products A, B and C = 8
n(Only C) = n(C) − n(B ∩ C) − n(C ∩ A) + n(A ∩ B ∩ C) = 29−14−12+8 = 11
Thus, 11 people like only product C.

Q.48 Find the union of each of the following pairs of sets:

(i) X = {1, 3, 5} Y = {1, 2, 3}
(ii) A = [ a, e, i, o, u} B = {a, b, c}
(iii) A = {x: x is a natural number and multiple of 3}
B = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}
(iv) A = {x: x is a natural number and 1 < x ≤ 6}
B = {x: x is a natural number and 6 < x < 10}
(v) A = {1, 2, 3}, B = Φ

Answer:

(i) X = {1, 3, 5} Y = {1, 2, 3}
X ∪ Y = {1, 2, 3, 5}
(ii) A = [a, e, i, o, u} B = {a, b, c}
A ∪ B = {a, b, c, e, i, o, u}
(iii )A = {x: x is a natural number and multiple of 3}
= {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, … }
B = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
A∪B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, …}
(iv) A = {x: x is a natural number and 1 < x ≤ 6}
= {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
B = {x: x is a natural number and 6 < x < 10}
= {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
A ∪ B = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
(v) A = {1, 2, 3}, B = Φ
A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3} = A

Q.49 Find the intersection of each pair of sets of

(i) X = {1, 3, 5} Y = {1, 2, 3}
(ii) A = [ a, e, i, o, u} B = {a, b, c}
(iii) A = {x: x is a natural number and multiple of 3}
B = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}
(iv) A = {x: x is a natural number and 1 < x ≤ 6}
B = {x: x is a natural number and 6 < x < 10}
(v) A = {1, 2, 3}, B = Φ

Answer:

(i) X ∩ Y = {1, 3}
(ii) A ∩ B = {a}
(iii) A = {x: x is a natural number and multiple of 3}
= {3, 6, 9, 12, …}
B = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
A ∩ B = {3}
(iv) A = {x: x is a natural number and 1 < x ≤ 6}
= {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
B = {x: x is a natural number and 6 < x < 10}
= {7, 8, 9}
A ∩ B = {} = Φ
(v) A ∩ B = {} = Φ

Q.50 If A = {3, 5, 7, 9, 11}, B = {7, 9, 11, 13}, C = {11, 13, 15} and D = {15, 17}; find

(i) A ∩ B
(ii) B ∩ C
(iii) A ∩ C ∩ D
(iv) A ∩ C
(v) B ∩ D
(vi) A ∩ (B ∪ C)
(vii) A ∩ D
(viii) A ∩ (B ∪ D)
(ix) (A ∩ B) ∩ (B ∪ C)
(x) (A ∪ D) ∩ (B ∪ C)

Answer:

(i) A ∩ B = {7, 9, 11}
(ii) B ∩ C = {11, 13}
(iii) A ∩C ∩ D = {} = Φ
(iv) A ∩ C = {11}
(v) B ∩ D = {} = Φ
(vi) A ∩ (B ∪C) = {3, 5, 7, 9, 11} ∩ {7, 9, 11, 13, 15}
= {7, 9, 11}
(vii) A ∩ D = {} = Φ
(viii) A ∩ (B ∪ D)
= {3, 5, 7, 9, 11} ∩ {7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17}
= {7, 9, 11}
(ix) (A ∩ B ) ∩ ( B ∪ C )
= {7, 9, 11} ∩ {7, 9, 11, 13, 15}
= {7, 9, 11}
(x) (A ∪ D) ∩ (B ∪ C)
= {3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17} ∩ {7, 9, 11, 13, 15}
= {7, 9, 11, 15}

Q.51 If A = {x: x is a natural number },
B = {x: x is an even natural number}
C = {x: x is an odd natural number} and
D = {x: x is a prime number}, find

(i) A ∩ B
(ii) A ∩ C
(iii) A ∩ D
(iv) B ∩ C
(v) B ∩ D
(vi) C ∩ D

Answer:

A = {x: x is a natural number}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …}
B = {x: x is an even natural number}
= {2, 4, 6, 8, …}
C = {x: x is an odd natural number}
= {1, 3, 5, 7, …}
D = {x: x is a prime number}
= {2, 3, 5, 7,…}

(i) A∩B = {2, 4, 6, …} = B
(ii) A∩C = {1, 3, 5, 7, …} = C
(iii) A ∩ D = {2, 3, 5, 7,…} = D
(iv) B ∩ C = {} = Φ
(v) B ∩ D = {2}
(vi) C ∩ D = {3, 5, 7, …}
= {x: x is an odd prime number}

Q.52 Which of the following pairs of sets are disjoint

(i) {1, 2, 3, 4} and {x: x is a natural number and 4 ≤ x ≤ 6 }
(ii) {a, e, i, o, u} and { c, d, e, f}
(iii) {x: x is an even integer} and {x: x is an odd integer}

Answer:

(i) Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and
B = {x: x is a natural number and 4 ≤ x ≤ 6 } = {4, 5, 6}
A ∩ B = {4}
So, sets A and B are not disjoint sets.
(ii) Let P = {a, e, i, o, u} and Q = {c, d, e, f}
P ∩ Q = {e}
So, sets P and Q are disjoint sets.
(iii) Let C = {x: x is an even integer}
= {…, – 4, – 2, 2, 4, 6, … }
D = {x: x is an odd integer}
= {…, –5, –3, –1, 1, 3, 5,…}
C ∩ D = {} = Φ
So, sets C and D are disjoint sets.

Q.53 State whether each of the following statement is true or false. Justify your answer.

(i) {2, 3, 4, 5} and {3, 6} are disjoint sets.
(ii) {a, e, i, o, u } and { a, b, c, d }are disjoint sets.
(iii) {2, 6, 10, 14} and {3, 7, 11, 15} are disjoint sets.
(iv) {2, 6, 10} and {3, 7, 11} are disjoint sets.

Answer:

(i) False,
Since, {2, 3, 4, 5} ∩ {3, 6} = {3}
So, given sets are not disjoint sets.

(ii) False,
Since, {a, e, i, o, u} ∩{a, b, c, d}= {a}
So, given sets are not disjoint sets.

(iii) True,
Since, {2, 6, 10, 14} ∩ {3, 7, 11, 15} = {}
= Φ
So, given sets are disjoint sets.

(iv) True,
Since, {2, 6, 10} ∩ {3, 7, 11} = {}
= Φ
So, given sets are disjoint sets.

Q.54 Fill in the blanks to make each of the following a true statement:
(i) A ∪ A′ = . . .
(ii) Φ′ ∩ A = . . .
(iii) A ∩ A′ = . . .
(iv) U′ ∩ A = . . .

Answer:

(i) A ∪ A′ = U
(ii) Φ′ ∩ A = A
(iii) A ∩ A′ = Φ
(iv) U′ ∩ A = Φ

Q.55 Let A, B, and C be the sets such that A ∪ B = A ∪ C and A ∩ B = A ∩ C. Show that B = C

Answer:

Q.56 Show that the following four conditions are equivalent:

(i) A ⊂ B
(ii) A – B = Φ
(iii) A ∪ B = B
(iv) A ∩ B = A

Answer:

Taking (i) to prove (ii):
We have, A−B = { x ∈ A : x ∉ B }
Since, A⊂B.
Therefore, there is no element in A which does not belong to B.
∴ A−B = ∅
Hence, (i) ⇒ (ii).
Taking (ii) to prove (iii):
We have, A−B = ∅ ⇒ A ⊂ B ⇒ A ∪ B = B
Hence, (ii) ⇒ (iii)
Taking (iii) to prove (iv):
We have, A ∪ B = B ⇒ A ⊂ B ⇒ A ∩ B = A
∴ (iii) ⇒ (iv)
Taking (iv) to prove (i):
We have, A ∩ B = A ⇒ A ⊂ B
So,  (iv) ⇒ (i)
Therefore, (i) ⇔ (ii) ⇔ (iii) ⇔ (iv)

Q.57 Show that if A ⊂ B, then C – B ⊂ C – A.

Answer:

Let x ∈ C−B ⇒ x ∈ C and x ∉ B
⇒ x ∈ C and x ∉ A [ ∵ A ⊂ B ]
⇒ x ∈ C − A
Hence, C−B ⊂ C−A

Q.58 Is it true that for any sets A and B, P (A )∪ P (B) = P (A ∪ B)? Justify your answer.

Answer:

False,
Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {3, 4}
then A∪B = {1, 2, 3, 4}
P(A) = {Φ, {1}, {2}, {3},{1,2},{2, 3},{3, 1},{1, 2, 3}}
P(B) = {Φ, {3}, {4}, {3,4}}
P(A∪B) = {Φ, {1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {1,2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3},
{2, 4}, {3, 4},{4, 1}, {1, 2, 3}, {2, 3, 4},
{3, 4, 1}, {4, 1, 2}, {1, 2, 3, 4}}
And
P(A) ∪ P(B) = {Φ, {1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {1,2},{2, 3},
{3, 1}, {3, 4}, {1, 2, 3}}
In this way we can see that
P(A) ∪ P(B) ≠ P(A∪B)

Q.59 Show that A ∩ B = A ∩ C need not imply B = C.

Answer:

Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {1, 4} and C = {1, 5}
Then, A ∩ B = {1} and A ∩ C = {1}
Here, A ∩ B = A ∩ C = {1}
But, B ≠ C.

Q.60 Let A and B be sets. If A ∩ X = B ∩ X = Φ and A ∪ X = B ∪ X for some set X, show that A = B.

Answer:

Given: A ∩ X = B ∩ X = ϕ and A ∪ X = B ∪ X
Since,  A = A ∩ ( A ∪ X )
= A ∩ ( B ∪ X ) [ ∵ A ∪ X = B ∪ X ]
= ( A ∩ B ) ∪ ( A ∩ X )
= ( A ∩ B ) ∪ ϕ [ ∵ A ∩ X = ϕ ]
A = ( A ∩ B ) …(i)
And      B = B ∩ ( B ∪ X )
= B ∩ ( A ∪ X ) [ ∵ A ∪ X = B ∪ X ]
= ( B ∩ A ) ∪ ( B ∩ X )
= ( A ∩ B ) ∪ ϕ [ ∵ B ∩ X = ϕ ]
B = ( A ∩ B ) …(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we have A = B

Q.61 Find sets A, B and C such that A ∩ B, B ∩ C and A ∩ C are non-empty sets and A ∩ B ∩ C = Φ.

Answer:

We can show these conditions on sets A, B and C by taking an example:
Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {1, 2, 6}, C = {6, 3, 7}.
Then, A ∩ B = {1, 2}, B ∩ C = {6} and C ∩ A = {3}
Therefore, A ∩ B, B ∩ C and C ∩ A are non-empty.
So, A ∩ B ∩ C = Φ.
Therefore, A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {1, 2, 6}, C = {6, 3, 7}.