LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Read the following statements, write SET, if it is a set or if not explain your answer.

(a) All the days in a week beginning with the letter ‘T’.

(b) All difficult questions in the chapter on sets.

(c) Collection of girls in your class.

(d) Collection of all rivers in the country India.

(e) Collection of all active teachers in the NVSU Bambang Campus.

(f) Collection of all integers more than -3.

(g) Collection of all beautiful flowers in Children’s park.

2. Given the following sets:

A = {3, 5, 7, 9} B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}

C = {12, 14, 18, 20, 24}

D = {21,26, 31, 36}

(a) Identify each item whether it is true or false.

a. 19 ∈ C

b. 10 ∉ A

c. 3 ∉ A

d. 21 ∈ C

e. 36 ∈ D

f. 32 ∉ D

g. 3 ∉ B

h. 9 ∈ A

(b) Fill in the blanks.

a. 3 ∈ ___

b. 4 ___ B

c. 26 ___ C

d. 8 ∈ ___

e. 5 ___ A

f. 6 ___ C

g. 21 ___ D
h. 18 ___ B

3. In each item, Write your answer in Roaster form at the end of the statement.

1. A = set of all even numbers less than 12

2. B = set of all prime numbers greater than 1 but less than 29

3. C = set of integers lying between -2 and 2

4. D = set of letters in the word INFORMATION

5. E = set of vowels in the word TECHNOLOGY

6. F = set of all factors of 36

7. G = {x : x ∈ N, 5 < x < 12}

8. H = {x : x is a multiple of 3 and x < 21}

9. I = {x : x is perfect cube 27 < x < 216}

10. J = {x : x = 5n - 3,n ∈ W, and n < 3}

11. M = {x : x is a positive integer and x2 < 40}

12. N = {x : x is a positive integer and is a divisor of 18}

13. P = {x : x is an integer and x + 1 = 1}

14. Q = {x : x is a color in the rainbow}

4. In each item, Write your answer in Set Builder form at the end of the statement.

1. A = {5, 10, 15, 20}

2. B = {l, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18}

3. C = {P, R, I, N, C, A, L}

4. D = {0}

5. E={}

6. F = {0, 1, 2, 3, ......, 19}

7. G = {—8, —6, —4, —2}

8. H = {Jan, June, July}

9. K = {1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6}

10. L = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}

5. In each of the following, write the cardinality of a set.

1. A= set of months in a year

2. B = set of letters in the word STRUCTURES

3. C = set of prime numbers from 2 to 11

4. D = {x : x is an even prime number}

5. E = {x : x is a quadrilateral having 5 sides}

6. F = {x : x I, -5 < x < 2}

7. G = {x | x W, x + 2 < 9}

8. H = {x | x is a prime number which is a divisor of 60}

9. J = {x : x is a 2-digit number such that the sum of digits is 6}

10. K = The set of hours in a day

6. In each item, identify the following F for finite and IF for infinite sets.

1. A = {x : x N and x is even}

2. B = {x : x N and x is composite}

3. C = {x : x N and 3x -2 = 0}

4. D = {x : x N and x2 = 9}

5. E = {The set of numbers which are multiples of 3}

6. F = {The set of letters in the English alphabet}

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7. G = {The set of persons living in a house}

8.H = {x | x I, x < -2}

9. I = {x | x P, p is a prime number}

10. J = The set of fractions with numerator 3.

7. Identify the following as null set or singleton set.

1. A = {x | x N, 1 < x < 2}

2. B = {x : x is an even prime number greater than 2}

3. C = {x | x is an even prime number}

4. D = {x : x2 = 9, x is even}

5. E = {The set of whole numbers lying between 0 and 2}

6. F = {0}

7. G = {The set of largest 1 digit number}

8. H = {The set of triangles having 4 sides}

9. I = {The set of even numbers not divisible by 2}

10. J = { }

8. From the sets given below, identify the equal sets or not equal.

A = {3, 5, 9, 13}

B = {2, 3, 4, 5}

C = {5, 9, 13, 15}

D = {4, 2, 5, 3}

E = {-2, 2}

F = {o, b}

G = {2, -2}

H = {1, 2}

9. Are two sets X and Y equal sets? Support your answer.

1. X = {x : x is a letter in the word TASTE}

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 Y = {x : x is a letter in the word SEAT}

2. X = {2, 6, 10, 14}

Y = {6, 2, 14, 16}

3. X = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}

Y = {x : x is a positive odd integer x ≤ 9}

4. X = {0}

Y = {x : x > 15 and x < 5}

10. Which of the following pairs of sets are equivalent or equal?

1. A = {x : x N, x ≤ 6}

B = {x : x W, 1 ≤ x ≤ 6}

2. P = {The set of letters in the word ‘SILENT’}

Q = {The set of letters in the word ‘LISTEN’}

3. X = {The set of colors in the rainbow)

Y = {The set of days in a week}

4. M = {4, 8, 12, 16}

N = {8, 12, 4, 16}

5. A = {x | x N, x ≤ 5}

B = {x | x I, 5 < x ≤ 10}

11. Find which of the following sets are disjoint or overlapping.

(a) A = {The set of boys in the school}

B = {The set of girls in the school}

(b) P = {The set of letters in the English alphabet}

Q = {The set of vowels in the English alphabet}

(c) X = {x : x is an odd number, x < 9}

Y = {x : x is an even number, x < 10}

(d) M = {x : x is a factor of 24}

N = {x : x is a multiple of 3, less than 30}

(e) E = {9, 99, 999}

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F = {1, 10, 100}

(f) G = {The set of letters in the word PRAISED}

H = {The set of letters in the word DESPAIR}

12. State whether the following are true or false.

(a) The set of letters in the word MASTER is finite.

(b) The set of vowels in the word PLANET is an empty set.

(c) {0} represents a null set.

(d) Equivalent sets are always equal.

(e) An empty set is a finite set.

(f) 10 ∉ set of multiples of 5.

(g) 4 ∈ {x : 4 ≤ x ≤ 10}

(h) If two sets are equal, they are also equivalent.

(i) If P = {x : x = 2n, n ∈ N}

Q = {x : x 2n + 1, n ∈ N}

then P and Q are disjoint sets

Properties of Set Exercises

1. State which of the following are true:

(i) 2 ∈ N

(ii) 0 ∈ N

(iii) -2 ∉ I

(iv) 0 ∈ I

(v) -5 ∉ W

(vi) 7 ∈ W

2. Let A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}. Insert A or ∈ or ∉.

(i) 1 ______ A

(ii) 6 ______ A

(iii) 9 ______ A

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(iv) 2 ∉ ______

(v) 3 ∈ ______

3. State which of the following are false:

(i) a ∈ {a, e, i, o, u}

(ii) v ∈ {a, e, i, o, u}

(iii) 2 ∉ {x | x is an even number}

(iv) {p} ∈ {p, q, r}

(v) {p, q} ∉ {p, q, r}

4. If set A = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.

State, whether the following statements are true or false:

(i) 2 ∈ A

(ii) 5, 6 ∈ A

(iii) 3, 4, 7 ∈ A

(iv) 2, 8 ∈ A

5. (i)

5 ∈

B (ii)

12 ∈

(iii) 14 ∈ B

(iv) 9 ∈ B

(v) B is a set of even numbers between 2 and 16.

(vi) 4, 6 and 10 are members of the set B.

6. P and Q are given below. In each item, Evaluate if its true, state your reasons.

P = {3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13} and Q = {8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18}

(i) 13 ∈ P, 9 ∈ P but 13 + 9 ∉ P.

(ii) 5 ∈ P, 7 ∈ P and 5 + 7 ∈ Q.

(iii) 3 ∈ P, 13 ∈ P but 13 - 3 ∉ Q.

(iv) 7 ∉ Q, 9 ∉ Q but 7 + 9 ∈ Q.
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Problem Solving : Properties of Set

1. Given sets : X = {-10, 0, 1, 9, 2, 4, 5} , Y = {-1, -2, 5, 6, 2, 3, 4},

Solve each item:

(i) Set union is commutative. Also verify it by using Venn diagram.
(ii) Set intersection is commutative. Also verify it by using Venn diagram.

2. Given: sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6} C = {5, 6, 7,

8} Verify that A u (B u C ) = (A u B) u C and verify using
Venn Diagram

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