Enderton.Set.Chapter_2 #
Axioms and Operations
Commutative Laws #
For any sets A
and B
,
A ∪ B = B ∪ A
A ∩ B = B ∩ A
Associative Laws #
For any sets A
, B
, and C
,
A ∪ (B ∪ C) = (A ∪ B) ∪ C
A ∩ (B ∩ C) = (A ∩ B) ∩ C
Distributive Laws #
For any sets A
, B
, and C
,
A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C)
De Morgan's Laws #
For any sets A
, B
, and C
,
C - (A ∪ B) = (C - A) ∩ (C - B)
C - (A ∩ B) = (C - A) ∪ (C - B)
Identities Involving ∅ #
For any set A
,
A ∪ ∅ = A
A ∩ ∅ = ∅
A ∩ (C - A) = ∅
Monotonicity #
For any sets A
, B
, and C
,
A ⊆ B ⇒ A ∪ C ⊆ B ∪ C
A ⊆ B ⇒ A ∩ C ⊆ B ∩ C
A ⊆ B ⇒ ⋃ A ⊆ ⋃ B
Anti-monotonicity #
For any sets A
, B
, and C
,
A ⊆ B ⇒ C - B ⊆ C - A
∅ ≠ A ⊆ B ⇒ ⋂ B ⊆ ⋂ A
Intersection/Difference Associativity #
Let A
, B
, and C
be sets. Then A ∩ (B - C) = (A ∩ B) - C
.
Exercise 2.1 #
Assume that A
is the set of integers divisible by 4
. Similarly assume that
B
and C
are the sets of integers divisible by 9
and 10
, respectively.
What is in A ∩ B ∩ C
?
Exercise 2.2 #
Give an example of sets A
and B
for which ⋃ A = ⋃ B
but A ≠ B
.
Exercise 2.3 #
Show that every member of a set A
is a subset of U A
. (This was stated as an
example in this section.)
Exercise 2.4 #
Show that if A ⊆ B
, then ⋃ A ⊆ ⋃ B
.
Exercise 2.5 #
Assume that every member of 𝓐
is a subset of B
. Show that ⋃ 𝓐 ⊆ B
.
Exercise 2.6a #
Show that for any set A
, ⋃ 𝓟 A = A
.
Exercise 2.6b #
Show that A ⊆ 𝓟 ⋃ A
. Under what conditions does equality hold?
Exercise 2.7a #
Show that for any sets A
and B
, 𝓟 A ∩ 𝓟 B = 𝓟 (A ∩ B)
.
Exercise 2.7b (i) #
Show that 𝓟 A ∪ 𝓟 B ⊆ 𝓟 (A ∪ B)
.
Exercise 2.7b (ii) #
Under what conditions does 𝓟 A ∪ 𝓟 B = 𝓟 (A ∪ B)
.?
Exercise 2.9 #
Give an example of sets a
and B
for which a ∈ B
but 𝓟 a ∉ 𝓟 B
.
Exercise 2.10 #
Show that if a ∈ B
, then 𝓟 a ∈ 𝓟 𝓟 ⋃ B
.
Exercise 2.11 (i) #
Show that for any sets A
and B
, A = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A - B)
.
Exercise 2.11 (ii) #
Show that for any sets A
and B
, A ∪ (B - A) = A ∪ B
.
Exercise 2.14 #
Show by example that for some sets A
, B
, and C
, the set A - (B - C)
is
different from (A - B) - C
.
Exercise 2.15 (a) #
Show that A ∩ (B + C) = (A ∩ B) + (A ∩ C)
.
Exercise 2.15 (b) #
Show that A + (B + C) = (A + B) + C
.
Exercise 2.16 #
Simplify:
[(A ∪ B ∪ C) ∩ (A ∪ B)] - [(A ∪ (B - C)) ∩ A]
Exercise 2.17 #
Show that the following four conditions are equivalent.
(a) A ⊆ B
(b) A - B = ∅
(c) A ∪ B = B
(d) A ∩ B = A
Exercise 2.19 #
Is 𝒫 (A - B)
always equal to 𝒫 A - 𝒫 B
? Is it ever equal to 𝒫 A - 𝒫 B
?
Exercise 2.20 #
Let A
, B
, and C
be sets such that A ∪ B = A ∪ C
and A ∩ B = A ∩ C
.
Show that B = C
.
Exercise 2.21 #
Show that ⋃ (A ∪ B) = (⋃ A) ∪ (⋃ B)
.
Exercise 2.22 #
Show that if A
and B
are nonempty sets, then ⋂ (A ∪ B) = ⋂ A ∩ ⋂ B
.
Exercise 2.24a #
Show that is 𝓐
is nonempty, then 𝒫 (⋂ 𝓐) = ⋂ { 𝒫 X | X ∈ 𝓐 }
.
Exercise 2.24b #
Show that
⋃ {𝒫 X | X ∈ 𝓐} ⊆ 𝒫 ⋃ 𝓐.
Under what conditions does equality hold?
Exercise 2.25 #
Is A ∪ (⋃ 𝓑)
always the same as ⋃ { A ∪ X | X ∈ 𝓑 }
? If not, then under
what conditions does equality hold?