Question 15 Marks
Use the given diagram to find : $(i)\ A ∪ (B ∩ C)\ (ii)\ B - (A - C)\ (iii)\ A - B(iv) A ∩ B'$ Is $A ∩ B' = A - B$?


Answer
View full question & answer→$(i) B ∩ C = \{d, e, f, g, h\} ∩ \{h, i, k, l\}$
$= \{h, j\}$
$\therefore A ∪ (B ∩ C) = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i, j\} ∪ \{h, j\}$
$= \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i, j\}$
$(ii) A - C = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i\} - \{h, i, j, k, l\}$
$= \{a, b, c, d, g\}$
$\therefore B - (A - C) = \{d, e, f, g, h, j\} - \{a, b, c, d, g\}$
$= \{e, f, h, j\}$
$(iii) A - B = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i\} - \{d, e, f, g ,h, i\}$
$\Rightarrow A - B = \{a, b, c, i\} ...(I)$
$(iv) B' = \{a, b, c ,i, k, l, m, n, p\}$
$A ∩ B' = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i\} ∩ \{a, b, c, i, k, l, m, n, p\}$
$\Rightarrow A ∩ B' = \{a, b, i\} ...(II)$
From $I$ and $II$ we can conclude $A ∩ B' = A - B$
$= \{h, j\}$
$\therefore A ∪ (B ∩ C) = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i, j\} ∪ \{h, j\}$
$= \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i, j\}$
$(ii) A - C = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i\} - \{h, i, j, k, l\}$
$= \{a, b, c, d, g\}$
$\therefore B - (A - C) = \{d, e, f, g, h, j\} - \{a, b, c, d, g\}$
$= \{e, f, h, j\}$
$(iii) A - B = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i\} - \{d, e, f, g ,h, i\}$
$\Rightarrow A - B = \{a, b, c, i\} ...(I)$
$(iv) B' = \{a, b, c ,i, k, l, m, n, p\}$
$A ∩ B' = \{a, b, c, d, g, h, i\} ∩ \{a, b, c, i, k, l, m, n, p\}$
$\Rightarrow A ∩ B' = \{a, b, i\} ...(II)$
From $I$ and $II$ we can conclude $A ∩ B' = A - B$

