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Lesson 12 - Union and Intersection of Sets

The document covers the concepts of union and intersection of sets, providing definitions, examples, and Venn diagrams to illustrate these operations. It also discusses the cardinality of sets, explaining how to determine the number of elements in a set and providing examples for practice. The document includes various exercises to solve for unions and intersections of different sets.

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Lesson 12 - Union and Intersection of Sets

The document covers the concepts of union and intersection of sets, providing definitions, examples, and Venn diagrams to illustrate these operations. It also discusses the cardinality of sets, explaining how to determine the number of elements in a set and providing examples for practice. The document includes various exercises to solve for unions and intersections of different sets.

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Lesson 12: Union and

Intersection of Sets
Objectives
• Illustrate union and intersection of sets; and
• Identify the cardinality of sets.
Union ( ∪ )
▪ The union of sets A & B is the set of all elements
which belong to A or to B (or to both).
We write A ∪ B & say “A union B”
A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
B = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
UNION SETS
The union of sets A and B is the set of all elements
which belong to A or to B or to both. The union sets
A and B is denoted by A ∪ B.
U U
A B C D

A U B is shaded C U D is shaded
UNION SETS
GIVEN U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }
A = { 1, 3, 5, 7 }
B = { 2, 4, 6, 8 }
Find A U B then illustrate through Venn Diagram
A B U

5 2 4 (A U B)= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
3 7 6 8
9
UNION SETS
GIVEN U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
A = { 1, 3, 5 }
B = { 7, 8 }
Find A U B then illustrate through Venn Diagram
A B U

4 5 7 6 (A U B) = {1,3,5,7,8}
2 3 8 9
UNION SETS
GIVEN U = { a, b, c, d, e, f, g}
A = { b, c, d, e }
B = { d, e, f }
Find A U B then illustrate through Venn Diagram
A B U

d (A U B) = {b,c,d,e,f}
a b f g
e
c
Given: A = {2, 4, 6, 7}
B = {3, 4, 5, 7, 8}
C = {1, 7, 8, 9}

Solve the union of the following sets


1. A ∪ B = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
2. A ∪ C = {1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9}
3. B ∪ C = {1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9}
Given: A = {a, d, e, k, l, m, n}
B = {a, c, d, e, f}
C = {g, h, j, f}

Solve the union of the following sets


1. A ∪ B = {a, c, d, e, f, k, l, m, n}
2. A ∪ C = {a, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n}
3. B ∪ C = {a, c, d, e, f, g, h, j}
Intersection ( ∩ )
▪ The intersection of two sets A & B is the set of all
elements that are both in A & B.
We write A ∩ B and say “intersection B”
A = {1, 2, 3, 4}
B = {3, 4, 5, 6}
A ∩ B = {3, 4}
INTERSECTION OF SETS
The intersection of sets A and B by A ∩ B, is the set of
all elements common to both A and B.
A B U
INTERSECTION OF SETS
GIVEN U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }
A = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }
B = { 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }
Find (A ∩ B) then illustrate through Venn Diagram
A B
3 6
(A ∩ B) = { 3, 4, 5 } 1
4 7 8
2
5 9
INTERSECTION OF SETS
GIVEN U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 }
A = { 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, }
B = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 }
Find (A ∩ B) then illustrate through Venn Diagram
A B
4 1
(A ∩ B) = { 4, 5, 6 } 7
5 2
8
6 3
Given: A = {2, 4, 6, 7}
B = {3, 4, 5, 7, 8}
C = {1, 7, 8, 9}
Solve the intersection of the following sets
1. A ∩ C = {7}
2. B ∩ C = {7, 8}
3. A ∩ B = {4, 7}
Given: A = {a, b, c, d, e}
B = {a, e, b, l, m}
C = {l, a, e, m, n, o}
Solve the intersection of the following sets
1. A ∩ C = {a, e}
2. B ∩ C = {a, e, l, m}
3. A ∩ B = {a, b, e}
CARDINALITY
The cardinality of a set refers to the
number of elements of the set. The
cardinality of Set A is denoted by n(A)
Example #1 Let A = All prime numbers less than 10
A = { 2, 3, 5, 7 }
n(A) = 4
Ex #2 Let A = { a, b, c, d, e }
Let B = { f, g, h, i }
Find: 1. n(A) 3. n(A U B)
2. n(B) 4. n(A ∩ B )

1. n(A) = 5 3. n(A U B) = 9

2. n(B) = 4 4. n(A ∩ B) = ∅
FIND THE CARDINALITY OF (A U B)
1. A = {a, b} 3. A = {a, b, c, d, e}
B = {c, d, e} B = {d, e, g, h, i}
n(A U B)=5 n(A U B)=8

2. A = {2, 3, 4} 4. A = {x | 0 < x <4 }


B = {5, 6, 7, 8} B = {x |-3 < x < 1}
n(A U B)=7 n(A U B)=6

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