NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Sets - Solutions

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Question : 43
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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)′
Solution:  
Here 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}
(i) A′ = U – A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} – {1, 2, 3, 4} = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
(ii) B′ = U – B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} – {2, 4, 6, 8} = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
(iii) A ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 4} ∪ {3, 4, 5, 6} = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(A ∪ C)′ = U – (A ∪ C) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} – {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} = {7, 8, 9}
(iv) A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4} ∪ {2, 4, 6, 8} = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8}
(A ∪ B)′ = U – (A ∪ B) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} – {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8} = {5, 7, 9}
(v) We know that A′ = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
(A′)′ = U – A′ = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} – {5, 6, 7, 8, 9} = {1, 2, 3, 4}
(vi) B – C = {2, 4, 6, 8} – {3, 4, 5, 6} = {2, 8}
(B – C)′ = U – (B – C) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} – {2, 8} = {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9}.
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