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Eden University

School of Natural Sciences


Department of Applied Sciences and
Engineering
Mathematical Methods I
MAT1310
Tutorial Sheet
Sets Theory, 2024

1. Define the following terms

(a) A set (b) A universal set (c) Complement of a set (d) Union of
sets (e) Set difference

2. Given that A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}, B = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13}, C = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13},
and D = {1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10}. Find

(a) A∪C (b) (C −A)−D (c) (A∩B ′ )∪(C ∩D) (d) (D−A)′ (e) C\A

3. Describe each of the following in set builder notation: (a) A = {1, 3, 9, 27, 81}
(b) B = {2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37} (c) C = {0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12}
(d) D = {1, 8, 27, 64, 125} (e) E = {(2, 2), (4, 3), (6, 5), (8, 7), (10, 11), (12, 17)}
(f) F = {(1, 2), (2, 4), (3, 6), (4, 8)}

4. Using the laws of sets, simplify the following

(a) [A′ ∪ (B ∩ C)]′ (b) (A − B) ∪ (A ∩ B) (c) (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ B ′ )

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5. Prove the following laws of sets:

(a) Associative Laws:


(A ∪ B) ∪ C = A ∪ (B ∪ C),
(A ∩ B) ∩ C = A ∩ (B ∩ C)
(b) Distributive Laws:
A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C),
A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
(c) De Morgan’s Laws:
(A ∩ B)′ = A′ ∪ B ′
(A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B ′

6. If A ⊂ B, then simplify if possible:


(a) A ∩ B (b) A′ ∪ B ′ (c) A ∩ B ′ (d) A′ ∩ (A ∪ B)
a
7. Express each of the following repeating decimals in the form b
where
a and b are integers and b ̸= 0.

(a) 0.3̄ (b) 3.512 (c) 6.258 (d) 0.245 (e) −4.123

8. Express the following in simplest form.


(a) [X ′ ∪ (Y − Z)]′ (b) X ∪ (X ∩ Y ) (c) A ∪ (B − C)
(d) P ′ ∩ (Q ∪ P ) (e) [(A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ B ′ )]

9. Show that [(A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ B)′ ]′ = A′

10. Prove that the following numbers are irrational

√ √ √ √ √ √
(a) 2 (b) 2 − 1 (c) 3 (d) 5 + 3 (e) 2 − 2

11. State whether each of the following operation is binary operation on N,


a set of natural numbers, given that x, y ∈ N

(a) x∗y = 2xy (b) x∗y = (x−y)3 (c) x∗y = 2xy (d) x∗y = 2x+4y

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