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?