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Question 11 Mark
If U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12}, A = {1,4, 7,10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}. Write down the sets. B ∩ C
Answer
B ∩ C = {}
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Question 21 Mark
If U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12}, A = {1,4, 7,10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}. Write down the sets. A ∪ B
Answer
U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12} = {1, 2, 3, …., 12}

A = {1, 4, 7, 10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}

(i) A ∪ B = {1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11}

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Question 31 Mark
Write down the following sets in set builder form:
{Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday}
Answer
Let C = {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday} ∴ C = {x/x is a day of a week}
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Question 41 Mark
Write down the following sets in set builder form:
{a, e, i, o, u}
Answer
Let B = {a, e, i, o, u} ∴ B = {x/x is a vowel of English alphabets}
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Question 51 Mark
Write down the following sets in set builder form:

{10, 20, 30, 40, 50}

Answer
Let A = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50}

∴ A = {x/x = 10n, n ∈ N and n ≤ 5}

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Question 61 Mark
R : {1, 2, 3} → {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)}. Check if R is
transitive
Answer
Here, (1, 2), (2, 3) ∈ R,

But (1, 3) ∉ R.

∴ R is not transitive.

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Question 71 Mark
R : {1, 2, 3} → {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)}. Check if R is
symmetric
Answer
Here, (1, 2) ∈ R, but (2, 1) ∉ R. ∴ R is not symmetric.
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Question 81 Mark
R : {1, 2, 3} → {1, 2, 3} given by R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)}. Check if R is

reflexive

Answer
R = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 3)}

(i) Here, (x, x) ∈ R, for x ∈ {1, 2, 3}

∴ R is reflexive.

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Question 91 Mark
Determine the domain and range of the following relations. (i) R = {(a, b) / a ∈ N, a < 5, b = 4}
Answer
R = {(a, b) / a ∈ N, a < 5, b = 4} ∴ Domain (R) = {a / a ∈ N, a < 5} = {1, 2, 3, 4} Range (R) = {b / b = 4} = {4}
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Question 101 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6}, check if the following are relations from A to B. Also, write its domain and range.$R_4=\{(4,2),(2,6),(5,1),(2,4)\}$
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Question 111 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6}, check if the following are relations from A to B. Also, write its domain and range. $R_3=\{(1,4),(1,5),(3,6),(2,6),(3,4)\}$
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Question 121 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6}, check if the following are relations from A to B. Also, write its domain and range.$R_2=\{(1,5),(2,4),(3,6)\}$
Answer
$R_2=\{(1,5),(2,4),(3,6)\}$

Since $R_2 \subseteq A \times B$,

$R_2$ is a relation from $A$ to $B$.

Domain $\left(R_2\right)=$ Set of first components of $R_2=\{1,2,3\}$ Range $\left(R_2\right)=$ Set of second components of $R_2=\{4,5,6\}$

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Question 131 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6}, check if the following are relations from A to B. Also, write its domain and range.$R_1=\{(1,4),(1,5),(1,6)\}$
Answer
A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {4, 5, 6} ∴ A × B = {(1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6), (2,4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6)}$R_1=\{(1,4),(1,5),(1,6)\}$

Since $R_1 \subseteq A \times B$,

$R_1$ is a relation from $A$ to $B$.

Domain $\left(R_1\right)=$ Set of first components of $R_1=\{1\}$

Range $\left(R_1\right)=$ Set of second components of $R_1=\{4,5,6\}$

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Question 141 Mark
If U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12}, A = {1,4, 7,10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}. Write down the sets. A ∩ (B ∪ C)
Answer
B ∪ C = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12} ∴ A ∩ (B ∪ C) = {4, 7}
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Question 151 Mark
If U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12}, A = {1,4, 7,10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}. Write down the sets. A ∪ B ∪ C
Answer
A ∪ B ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
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Question 161 Mark
If U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12}, A = {1,4, 7,10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}. Write down the sets. B ∩ C’
Answer
C’ = {1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11} ∴ B ∩ C’ = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}
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Question 171 Mark
If U = {x/x ∈ N, 1 ≤ x ≤ 12}, A = {1,4, 7,10}, B = {2, 4, 6, 7, 11}, C = {3, 5, 8, 9, 12}. Write down the sets. A – B
Answer
A – B = {1, 10}
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Question 181 Mark
If P = {1, 2, 3} and Q = {1, 4}, find sets P × Q and Q × P.
Answer
P = {1, 2, 3}, Q = {1, 4}

∴ P × Q = {(1, 1), (1, 4), (2, 1), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 4)}

and Q × P = {(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3)}

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Question 191 Mark
If (x – 1, y + 4) = (1, 2), find the values of x and y.
Answer
(x – 1, y + 4) = (1, 2) By the definition of equality of ordered pairs,

we have x – 1 = 1 and y + 4 = 2

∴ x = 2 and y = -2

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Question 221 Mark
If A = (-7, 3], B = [2, 6] and C = [4, 9], then find

B’ ∩ C’

Answer
B’ = (-∞, 2) ∪ (6, ∞) C’ = (-∞, 4) ∪ (9, ∞) ∴ B’ ∩ C’ = (-∞, 2) ∪ (9, ∞)
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Question 231 Mark
If A = (-7, 3], B = [2, 6] and C = [4, 9], then find

A’ ∩ B

Answer
A’ = (-∞, – 7] ∪ (3, ∞) ∴ A’ ∩ B = (3, 6]
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Question 291 Mark
If A = (-7, 3], B = [2, 6] and C = [4, 9], then find

A ∪ B

Answer
A = (-7, 3], B = [2, 6], C = [4, 9]

A ∪ B = (-7, 6]

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Question 301 Mark
Solve the following inequalities and write the solution set using interval notation.

-9 < 2x + 7 ≤ 19

Answer
-9 < 2x + 7 ≤ 19 ∴ -16 < 2x ≤ 12 ∴ -8< x ≤ 6 ∴ x ∈ (-8, 6]
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Question 371 Mark
Write down the power set of A = {1, 2, 3}.
Answer
A = {1, 2, 3}

The power set of A is given by

P(A) = {{Φ}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {2, 3}, {1, 3}, {1, 2, 3}}

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Question 381 Mark
If A and B are subsets of the universal set X and n(X) = 50, n(A) = 35, n(B) = 20, n(A’ ∩ B’) = 5, findn(A ∩ B’)
Answer
n(A’ ∩ B) = n(B) – n(A ∩ B) = 20 – 10 = 10
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Question 391 Mark
If A and B are subsets of the universal set X and n(X) = 50, n(A) = 35, n(B) = 20, n(A’ ∩ B’) = 5, find n(A’ ∩ B)
Answer
n(A’ ∩ B) = n(B) – n(A ∩ B) = 20 – 10 = 10
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Question 401 Mark
If A and B are subsets of the universal set X and n(X) = 50, n(A) = 35, n(B) = 20, n(A’ ∩ B’) = 5, find n(A ∩ B)
Answer
n(A ∩ B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A ∪ B) = 35 + 20 – 45 = 10
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Question 411 Mark
If A and B are subsets of the universal set X and n(X) = 50, n(A) = 35, n(B) = 20, n(A’ ∩ B’) = 5, find n(A ∪ B)
Answer
n(X) = 50, n(A) = 35, n(B) = 20, n(A’ ∩ B’) = 5 (i) n(A ∪ B) = n(X) – [n(A ∪ B)’] = n(X) – n(A’ ∩ B’) = 50 – 5 = 45
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Question 421 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: n(B) = n (A’ ∩ B) + n (A ∩ B)
Answer
B = {3, 4, 5, 6} ∴ n(B) = 4 …..(i) A’ = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} A’ ∩ B = {5, 6} ∴ n(A’ ∩ B) = 2 A ∩ B = {3, 4} ∴ n(A ∩ B) = 2 ∴ n(A’ ∩ B) + n(A ∩ B) = 2 + 2 = 4 …..(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get n(B) = n(A’ ∩ B) + n (A ∩ B)
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Question 431 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: n(A ∪ B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A ∩ B)
Answer
A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6} A ∩ B = {3, 4}, A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} ∴ n(A) = 4, n(B) = 4, n(A ∩ B) = 2, n(A ∪ B) = 6 ……(i) ∴ n(A) + n(B) – n(A ∩ B) = 4 + 4 – 2 ∴ n(A) + n(B) – n(A ∩ B) = 6 …..(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get n(A ∪ B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A ∩ B)
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Question 441 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: A ∩ (B ∆ C) = (A ∩ B) ∆ (A ∩ C)
Answer
B – C = {3} C – B = {7, 8} B Δ C = (B – C) ∪ (C – B) = {3, 7, 8} ∴ A ∩ (B Δ C) = {3} ……(i) A ∩ B = {3, 4} A ∩ C = {4} ∴ (A ∩ B) Δ (A ∩ C) = [(A ∩ B) – (A ∩ C)] ∪ [(A ∩ C) – (A ∩ B)] = {3} …..(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get A ∩ (B Δ C) = (A ∩ B) Δ (A ∩ C)
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Question 451 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: (A ∪ B) = (A – B) ∪ (A ∩ B) ∪ (B – A)
Answer
A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} …….(i) A – B = {1, 2} A ∩ B = {3, 4} B – A = {5, 6} ∴ (A – B) ∪ (A ∩ B) ∪ (B – A) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} ……(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get A ∪ B = (A – B) ∪ (A ∩ B) ∪ (B – A)
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Question 461 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: B = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A’ ∩ B)
Answer
B = {3, 4, 5, 6} …..(i) A ∩ B = {3, 4} A’ = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} A’ ∩ B = {5, 6} ∴ (A ∩ B) ∪ (A’ ∩ B) = {3, 4, 5, 6} …..(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get B = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A’ ∩ B)
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Question 471 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: A = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ B’)
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Question 481 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following : (A ∩ B)’ = A’ ∪ B’
Answer
A ∩ B = {3, 4} (A ∩ B)’= {1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} …….(i) A’ = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} B’ = {1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10} ∴ A’ ∪ B’ = {1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} …….(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get (A ∩ B)’ = A’ ∪ B’
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Question 491 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: (A ∪ B)’ = A’ ∩ B’
Answer
A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} ∴ (A ∪ B)’ = {7, 8, 9, 10} ………(i) A’ = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, B’ = {1, 2, 7, 8, 9,10} ∴ A’ ∩ B’ = {7, 8, 9, 10} …….(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get (A ∪ B)’ = A’ ∩ B’
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Question 501 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
Answer
B ∪ C = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} ∴ A ∩ (B ∪ C) = {3, 4} ………(i) A ∩ B = {3, 4} A ∩ C = {4} ∴ (A ∩ B) ∪ (A∩ C) = {3, 4} ……..(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
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Question 511 Mark
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8} and universal set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, then verify the following: A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C)
Answer
A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} (i) B ∩ C = {4, 5, 6} ∴ A ∪ (B ∩ C) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} …..(i) A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} A ∪ C = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} ∴ (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C) = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} …….(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C)
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Question 531 Mark
Describe the following sets in Roster form: $B=\left\{x / x\right.$ is an integer, $-\frac{3}{2}\left\langle x<\frac{9}{2}\right\rangle$
Answer
B = {-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
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Question 541 Mark
Describe the following sets in Roster form: A = {x/x is a letter of the word ‘MOVEMENT’}
Answer
A = {M, O, V, E, N, T}
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