Sub: Mathematics HOLIDAY HOMEWORK Class: XI

Ch.1 - Sets
9 Sets

WORKSHEET-I
1. Describe each of the following sets in Roster from

(i) {x : x is a positive integer and a divisor of 9} [{1, 3, 9}]

(ii) x : x  Z and | x | 2 [ x = 0, 1, 2 ]

(iii) {x: x is a letter of the word ‘PROPORTION’} [{P, R, O, T, I, N}]

 n  1 2 3 
(iv) x : x = 2 and 1  n  3, where n  N  [ , , ]
 n +1   2 5 10 

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 
2. Write the set  , , , , , , ,  in the set-builder from.
 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 

 1 1 1 1 
[ X = 1, , , , ,..... in the set builder from.]
 4 9 16 25 
3. Describe the following sets in Roster form:
(i) {x : x is a letter before e in the English alphabet}. [ {a, b, c, d} ]

(ii) {x  N : x 2  25} [{1, 2, 3, 4}]

(iii) { x  N : x is a prime number, 10  x  20 } [{11, 13, 17, 19},]

(iv) {x  N : x = 2n, n  N} [{2, 4, 6, 8, …….}]

(v) {x  N : x  x} [ ]

(vi) {x : x is a prime number which is a divisor of 60}. [{2, 3, 5}]

(vii) {x : x is a two digit number such that the sum of its digits is 8}
[{17, 26, 35, 44, 53, 62, 71, 80}]
(viii) The set of all letters in the word ‘Trigonometry’. [{17, 26, 35, 44, 53, 62, 71, 80}]
(ix) The set of all letters in the word ‘Better’.
[{T, R, I, G, O, N, M, E, Y}(ix){B, E, T, R}]
4. Describe the following sets in set-builder form:
(i) a = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} [ {x; x  N , x  7} ]

(ii) B = {1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/4,…..} [ [ x : x = 1/ n, x  n] ]

(iii) C = {0, 3, 6, 9, 12,……} [ [ x : x = 3n, n  Z + ] ]

(iv) D = {10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15} [ {x : x  N ,9  x  16} ]

(v) E = {0} [ {x : x = 0}]

[ {x : x  N ,1  x  10} ]
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(vi) {1, 4, 9, 16,……., 100}
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(viii) {2, 4, 6, 8,……..} [ {x : x = 2n, n  N} ]

(viii) {5, 25, 125, 625} [ {5n : n  N ,1  N  4} ]

5. List all the elements of the following sets:

(i) A = {x : x 2  10, x  Z } [A = {0, 1, 2, 3}]

 1   1 1 1 1
(ii) B = x : x = ,1  n  5 [ B = 1, , , ,  ]
 2n − 1   3 5 7 9

 1 9
(iii) C = x : x is an integer ,  x   [C = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}]
 2 2

(iv) D = {x : x is a vowel in the word “EQUATION”} [X = { A, E, I, O , U}]

(v) E = {x : x is a month of a year not having 31 days}

[E = { Feb., April, June, Sept., November}]

(vi) F { x : x is a letter of the word “MISSISSIPPI”} [F = {M, I, S, P}]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7   n 
6. Write the set  , , , , , ,  in the set-builder form. [ : n  N , n  7 ]
 2 5 10 17 26 37 50   n +1 
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7. Which of the following sets are finite and which are infinite?
(i) Set of concentric circles in a plane. [Infinite]
(ii) Set of letters of the English Alphabets [Finite]
(iii) {x  N : x  5} [Infinite]

(iv) {x  N : x  200} [Finite]

(v) {x  Z : x  5} [Infinite]

(vi) {x  R : 0  x  1} [Infinite]

8. Which of the following sets are equal?

(i) A = {1, 2, 3}

(ii) B = {x  R : x 2 − 2 x + 1 = 0}
(iii) C = {1, 2, 2, 3}

(iv) D = {x  R : x3 − 6 x 2 + 11x − 6 = 0} [A = C = D]

9. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The total number of subsets of the first set is 56 more than the
total number of subsets of the second set. Find the values of m and n. [ X Y ]

10. Write the following subsets of R as intervals:

(i) {x : x  R, −4  x  6} [ {x : x  R, −4  x  6} = (−4,6] Length = 6 –(–4) = 10]

(ii) {x : x  R, −12  x  −10}

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[ {x : x  R, −12  x  −10} = (–12, 10). Length = –10 – (–12) = 2]

(iii) {x : x  R,0  x  7} [ {x : x  R,0  x  7} = [0,7) . Length = 7 – 0 = 7]

(iv) {x : x  R,3  x  4} [ {x : x  R,3  x  4} = [3, 4] . Length = 4 – 3 = 1]

Also, find the length of each interval.

11. Write the following intervals in the set-builder form:

(i) (–7. 0) [ (−7,0) = {x : x  R and − 7  x  0} ]

(ii) [6, 12] [ [6,12] = {x : x  R and 6  x  12} ]

(iii) (6, 12] [ (6,12] = {x : x  R and 6  x  12} ]

(iv) [–20, 3) [ [−20,3) = {x : x  R and − 20  x  3} ]

12. Let A = {a, b, {c, d}, e}. Which of the following statements are false and why?
(i) {c.d}  A [F]

(ii) {c, d}  A [T]

(iii) {{c, d}}  A [T]

(iv) a A [T]

(v) a A [F]
(vi) {a, b, e}  A [T]

(vii) {a, b, e} A [F]

(viii) {a, b, c}  A [F]

(ix) A [T]

(x) {}  A [F]

13. Let A = {{1, 2,3},{4,5},{6,7.8}} . Determine which of the following is true or false.

(i) 1 A [F]
(ii) {1, 2,3}  A [F]

(iii) {6,7,8} A [T]

(iv) {{4,5}}  A [T]

(v) A [F]

(vi) A [T]

14. Let A = { ,{},1,{1,  , 2} . Which of the following are true?

(i) A [T]

(ii) {}  A [T]

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(iii) {1} A [F]

(iv) {2, }  A [T]

(v) 2 A [F]
(vi) {2,{1}}  A [T]

(vii) {{2},{1}}  A [T]

(viii) { ,{},{1, }}  A [T]

(ix) {{}}  A [T]

15. Write down all possible subsets of each of the following sets:
(i) {a} [  ,{a} ]

(ii) {0, 1} [  ,{0},{1},{0,1} ]

(iii) {a, b, c} [  ,{a},{b},{c},{a, b},{a, c},{a, b, c} ]

(iv) {1, {1}} [  ,{1},{{1}},{1,{1}} ]

16. If A and B are two sets such that A  B , then find:

(i) A B (ii) A B [(i)A (ii)B]
17. 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

(i) A B (ii) AC

(iii) A D (iv) B C
(v) BD (vi) CD
[(i)B (ii)C (iii)D (iv)  (v) ( A) (vi) ( B − C) ]

18. Let U = {1, 2,3, 4,56,7,8,9} , A = {1, 2,3, 4}, B = {2, 4,8} and C = {3, 4,5,6}

(i) A [{5, 6, 7, 8, 9}]

(ii) B [{1, 3, 5, 7, 9}]
(iii) ( A  C ) [{1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}]

(iv) ( A  B) [{5, 7, 9}]

(v) ( A) [A]

(vi) ( B − C) [{1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9}]

19. Let A, B and C be the sets such that A  B = A  C and A  B = A  C . Show that B = C.
20. Using properties of sets, show that for any tow sets A and B, ( A  B)  ( A  B) = A .

[ ( A  B)  ( A  B) = (( A  B)  A)  (( A  B)  B)

= ( A  (( A  B)  B) = A  ( A  B)  ( B  B) A  ( A  B) = A ]