CHAPTER – 1 (SETS)

CLASS – 11TH (MATHS)

Assignment
1. Write the following sets in the roster form:
(a) A = {x : x ∈ N and 4 < x ≤ 10}
(b) B = {x : x is a two digit number such that the sum of its digit is 9}
(c) S = {x : x is a solution of the equation x2 – x – 6 = 0}
2𝑛−1
(d) H = {𝑥 ∶ 𝑥 = , 𝑛 ∈ 𝑊 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 < 4}
𝑛+2

(e) P = {x : x is a positive integer less than 10 and 2 x – 1 is an odd integer}

2. Write the following sets in the set builder form:
(a) The counting numbers which are multiples of 6 and less than 50.
1 2 3 9
(b) A = {2 , 3 , 4 , … … … 10}
1 1 1 1
(c) B = {1, 4 , , , ,……..}
9 16 25

(d) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13}

(e) {2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64}
3. State which of the given collection of objects is a set:
(a) A collection of popular cinema actors of India.
(b) The collection of even natural numbers less than 51.
(c) The collection of counting numbers less than 1.
(d) A team of eleven best cricketers of the World.
(e) Collection of 5 rivers flowing in India.
4. Write the following sets in the roster form:
(a) {x : x is a consonant in the English alphabet which precede q.}
(b) The set of all digits in our number system.
(c) The set of all letters in the word ‘TRIGONOMETRY’.
(d) {x : x ∈ Z and x2 < 16}
(e) {x : x ∈ N, x2 < 40}
(f) {x : x ∈ N and 4x – 3 ≤ 15}
(g) The set of odd integers lying between – 4 and 8.
(h) The set of all integers x for which x + 6 is less than 10.
5. Write the following sets in the set builder form:
(a) {3, 6, 9, 12, 15}
(b) {2, 4, 6, 8, …..}
(c) {5, 25, 125, 625}
(d) {1, 4, 9, 16, 25}
1 2 3 4
(e) { , , , ,………}
2 3 4 5
6. Which of the following are examples of the null set?
(a) Set of even prime numbers.
(b) Set of odd natural numbers divisible by 2.
(c) Set of all Indian kids 5 metres tall.
(d) {x : x ∈ N, x < 5 and x > 8}
(e) {x : x is a point common to any two parallel straight lines}
7. Which of the following sets are finite or infinite?
(a) The set of days of a week.
(b) The set of numbers which are multiples of 7.
(c) The set of animals living on Earth.
(d) The set of consonants in the English alphabet.
(e) The set of circles drawn in a plane.
(f) The set of prime numbers which are less than one crore.
8. Find the cardinal number of the following sets:
(a) { }
(b) {0}
(c) A = {1, 2, 2, 1, 3}
(d) The set of all Indians having 8 legs.
(e) The set of all letters in the word PRINCIPAL.
(f) The set of all vowels in the word POPULATION.
9. In the following, state whether A = B or not:
(a) A = {x : x + 2 = 3}, B = {x : x ∈ N and is less than 2}
(b) A = {x : x ∈ N and 3x – 1 < 2}, B = {x : x ∈ W and 3x – 1 < 2}
(c) A = {x : x ∈ N and is a prime factor of 36}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12}
(d) A = {2, 3} and B = {x : x is a solution of x2 + 5x + 6 = 0}
(e) A = {x : x is a letter in the word LOYAL}
B = {x : x is a letter in the word ALLOY}
(f) A = {10, 20, 30, ……}, B = {x : x is a multiple of 10}
10. Write the following subsets of R as intervals:
(a) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, −4 < 𝑥 ≤ 6}
(b) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, −12 < 𝑥 < −10}
(c) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 6}
(d) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4}
11. Write the following intervals in set builder form:
(a) (- 7, 0)
(b) [6, 12]
(c) (- 4, 34]
(d) [- 20, 3)
12. Two finite sets have m and k elements. If the total number of subsets of first set is 56
more than the total number of subsets of second set, then find the values of m and k.
13. Use appropriate symbol ∈, ∉, ⊂, = to fill in the blanks:
(a) 4 ______ {1, 2, 3, 4}
(b) – 5 _____ {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(c) {2} _____ {2, 3, 4}
(d) {a, b, c} _____ {b, a, c}
(e) {a, b, c} ____ {a, b, b, a, c}
(f) {a, a, i} ____ {a, i, u}
14. Write the following sets as intervals:
 (a) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, − 3 < 𝑥 ≤ 5}
(b) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, −5 < 𝑥 < −1}
(c) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, 2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 7}
(d) {x : x ∈ 𝑅, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 3}
15. Write the following intervals in set builder form:
(a) (- 2, 0]
(b) (2, 7)
(c) [- 5, - 2]
(d) [- 9, 4)
16. State whether each of the following statements is true or false:
(a) 2 ⊂ {1, 2, 3}
(b) {2} ∈ {1, 2, 3}
(c) ∅ ∈ {1, 2, 3}
(d) {1, 2} ⊂ {1, {2, 3}}
17. Write down all the subsets of the following sets:
(a) {a} (b) {1, 2} (c) {3, 0, 8}
18. Write the power set of A, where A = {- 1, 0, 2}
19. Given A = {x : x is a letter in the word ACCUMULATOR}
(a) Express A in roster form.
(b) Find the cardinal number of the set of vowels in A.
(c) Write down the power set of the set of vowels in A.
20. If the set A has five elements, how many subsets will A have? If A has six elements,
how many proper subsets will A have?
21. Two finite sets have m and k elements. If the number of subsets of the first set is 112
more than the number of subsets of the second set, then find the values of m and k.
22. Two finite sets A and B have m and k elements respectively. If the ratio of cardinal
number of power set of A to cardinal number of power set of B is 64 : 1 and n(A) + n(B)
= 12, then find the values of m and k.
23. If A and B are two sets such that 𝑨 is subset of B, then find
(a) 𝐴∩𝐵 (b) 𝐴∪𝐵
24. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, C = {7, 8, 9, 10, 11} and D = {10, 11, 12, 13, 14}. Find
(a) 𝐴∪𝐵
(b) 𝐴∪𝐶
(c) 𝐵∪𝐶
(d) 𝐴∪𝐵∪𝐷
(e) 𝐴 ∩ (𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 )
(f) (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ) ∩ (𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 )
25. Let A = {x : x ∈ N}, B = {x : x = 2n, n ∈ N}, C = {x : x = 2n - 1, n ∈ N} and D = {x : x is a
prime natural number}. Find
 (a) 𝐴∩𝐵
(b) 𝐴∩𝐶
(c) 𝐴∩𝐷
(d) 𝐵∩𝐶
(e) 𝐵∩𝐷
(f) 𝐶∩𝐷
26. Let A = {3, 6, 12, 15, 18, 21}, B = {4, 8, 12, 16, 20}, C = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16} and D = {5,
10, 15, 20}. Find:
(a) A–B
(b) A–C
(c) A–D
(d) B–D
(e) B-A
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
(a) 𝐴′
(b) 𝐵′
(c) (𝐴 ∩ 𝐶)′
(d) (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 )′
(e) (𝐵 − 𝐶 )′
28. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, A = {2, 4, 6, 8}, B = {2, 3, 5, 7}. Verify that:
(a) (𝐴 ∪ 𝐵)′ = 𝐴′ ∩ 𝐵′
(b) (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)′ = 𝐴′ ∪ 𝐵′