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Venn diagram = or set diagrams are diagrams that show all possible logical relations between a finite collection

of sets. Inequality = is a statement how the relative size or order of two objects, or about whether they are the same or not. Union sets = Given two sets A and B, the union is the set that contains elements or objects that belong to either A or to B or to both

A = { 1, 2, 4, 6} and B = { 4, a, b, c, d, f} A B = { 1, 2, 4, 6, 4, a, b, c, d, f} = { 1, 2, 4, 6, a, b, c, d, f } Subset = Set B is a subset of a set A if and only if every object of B is also an object of A. We write B A

B = { a, b, c} A = { a, b, c, f} U = { a, b, c, f} Intersection of sets = Given two sets A and B, the intersection is the set that contains elements or objects that belong to A and to B at the same time.We write A B Find the intersection of A and B and then make a Venn diagrams. A = {b, 1, 2, 4, 6} and B = { 4, a, b, c, d, f} A B = {4, b}

Complement of a set = given a set A, the complement of A is the set of all element in the universal set U, but not in A. We can write Ac

Take a close look at the figure above. d and f are in U, but they are not in A. Therefore Ac = {d, f} Sometimes, instead of looking at a the Venn Diagrams, it may be easier to write down

the elements of both sets Then, we show in bold the elements that are in U, but not in A A = { a, b, c} U = { a, b, c, d, f} Difference of sets = given set A and set B the set difference of set B from set A is the set of all element in A, but not in B.We can write A B Example #1.

Take a close look at the figure above. Elements in A only are b, d, e,g. Therefore, A B = { b, d, e, g} Notice that although elements a, f, c are in A, we did not include them in A B because we must not take anything in set B. Sometimes, instead of looking at a the Venn Diagrams, it may be easier to write down the elements of both sets Then, we show in bold the elements that are in A, but not in B A = {b, d, e, g, a, f, c} B = { k, h, u, a, f, c}

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