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If your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at

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Your solution, attempt at solution. If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

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Question: `qQuery 2.3.15 This might differ from the problem as given in the text, but you should be able to answer it for the given sets: universal set U = {a,b, c,…,g}, X={a,c,e,g}, Y = {a,b,c}, Z = {b, ..., f}

What is the set ( Y ^ Z ' ) U X?

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Your solution:

The set would be {a,c,e,g}

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Given Solution:

`a**Z' = {a,g}, the set of all elements of the universal set not in Z. Y ^ Z' = {a}, since a is the only element common to both Y and Z'.

So (Y ^ Z') U X = {a, c, e, g}, the set of all elements which lie in at least one of the sets (Y ^ Z') U X. **

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Question: `qGive the intersection of the two sets Y and Z '

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Your solution:

{a} because it is the only element in Y and not Z

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Given Solution:

`a**Z' = {a,g}, the set of all elements of the universal set not in Z. Y ^ Z' = {a}, since a is the only element common to both Y and Z'.**

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Question: `qQuery 2.3.32 (formerly 2.3.30). This was not assigned, but you answered a series of similar questions and should be able to give a reasonable answer to this one: Describe in words (A ^ B' ) U (B ^ A')

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Your solution:

It would be all the elements in A and not in B’or (B^A’) would be in B but not in A’.

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Given Solution:

`a** a description, not using a lot of set-theoretic terms, of (A ^ B' ) U (B ^ A') would be, all the elements that are in A and not in B, or that are not in A and are in B

Or you might want to say something like 'elements which are in A but not B OR which are in B but not A'.

STUDENT SOLUTION WITH INSTRUCTOR COMMENT:everything that is in set A and not in set B or everything that is in set B and is not in set A.

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT: I'd avoid the use of 'everything' unless the word is necessary to the description. Otherwise it's likely to be misleading. **

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Question: `q2.3.53 (formerly 2.3.51) Is it always or not always true that n(A U B) = n(A)+n(B)? This was not among the assigned questions but having completed the assignment you should be able to answer this.

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Your solution:

This statement is not always true it depends what the A and B are.

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Given Solution:

`a** This conclusion is contradicted by many examples, including the one of the dark-haired and bright-eyed people in the q_a_.

Basically n(A U B) isn't equal to n(A) + n(B) if there are some elements which are in both sets--i.e., in the intersection.

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MORE DETAIL: The statement can be either true or false, depending on the sets A and B; it is not always true.

The statement n(A U B) = n(A)+n(B) means that the number of elements in A U B is equal to the sum of the number of elements in A and the number of elements in B.

The statement would be true for A = { c, f } and B = { a, g, h} because A U B would be { a, c, f, g, h} so n(A U B) = 5, and n(A) + n(B) = 2 + 3 = 5.

The statement would not be true for A = { c, f, g } and B = { a, g, h} because A U B would be the same as before so n(AUB) = 5, while n(A) + n(B) = 3 + 3 = 6.

The precise condition for which the statement is true is that A and B have nothing in common. In that case n(A U B) = n(A) + n(B). A more precise mathematical way to state this is to say that n(A U B) = n(A) + n(B) if and only if the intersection A ^ B of the two sets is empty. **

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Question: `qQuery 2.3.60 X = {1,3,5}, Y = {1,2,3}. Find (X ^ Y)' and X' U Y'.

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Your solution:

The (X^Y)’ would equal {2,4,5} because it is not (X^Y)

X’ U Y’ would be {2,4}, U {4,5} which would be {2,4,5}

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Given Solution:

`a** X ^ Y = {1,3} so (X ^ Y) ' = {1,3}' = {2, 4, 5}.

(X ' U Y ' ) = {2, 4} U {4, 5} = {2, 4, 5}

The two resulting sets are equal so a reasonable conjecture would be that (X ^ Y)' = X' U Y'. **

STUDENT QUESTION:

Where did the 4 come from?

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE:

I believe this problem, as stated in the text, indicates that the universal set is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.

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Question: `q2.3.72 A = {3,6,9,12}, B = {6,8}. What is A X B and what is n(A X B)?

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Your solution:

(A X B) is(3,6),(3,8),(6,6),(6,8),(9,6),(9,8),(12,6), (12,8)

n(A X B)=n(A), n(B)

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Given Solution:

`a** (A X B) = {(3,6),(3,8),(6,6),(6,8),(9,6),(9,8),(12,6), (12,8)}

(B X A) = (6,3),(6,6),(6,9),(6,12),(8,3),(8,6),(8,9),(8,12)}

How is n(A x B) related to n(A) and n(B)?

n(S) stands for the number of elements in the set S, i.e., its cardinality.

n(A x B) = n(A) * n(B) **

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Question: `q2.3.84 Shade A U B

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Your solution:

The A and B section of the circles would be shaded in but the whole rectangle would not be, it is not included in the A and B.

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Given Solution:

`a** everything in A and everything in B would be shaded. The rest of the universal set (the region outside A and B but still in the rectangle) wouldn't be. **

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Question: `qQuery 2.3.100 Shade (A' ^ B) ^ C

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Your solution:

It would be the region where B and C overlap but not including any part of A circle in the shading.

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Given Solution:

`a** you would have to shade every region that lies outside of A and also inside B and also inside C. This would be the single region in the overlap of B and C but not including any part of A. Another way to put it: the region common to B and C, but not including any of A **

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Question: `qQuery 2.3.108. Describe the shading of the set (A ^ B)' U C.

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Your solution:

All the sections would be shaded except for the region where A and B overlap each other. Even the section where A,B and C overlap only leaving out the small portion of A and B overlapping.

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Given Solution:

`a** All of C would be shaded because we have a union with C, which will include all of C.

Every region outside A ^ B would also be shaded. A ^ B is the 'overlap' region where A and B meet, and only this 'overlap' would not be part of (A ^ B) '. The 'large' parts of A and B, as well as everything outside of A and B, would therefore be shaded.

Combining this with the shading of C the only the part of the diagram not shaded would be that part of the 'overlap' of A and B which is not part of C. **

STUDENT QUESTION

I think I understand because the ‘ was outside the ( ) then only the answer to A^B would be prime. And so my answer is

wrong to the extent that the larger regions of A &B would also be shaded, but had it been (AUB)’ no part of either A or B

would have been Shaded?

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE

Exactly. Very good question, which you answered very well.

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Question: `q2.3.114 Largest area of A shaded (sets A,B,C). Write a description using A, B, C, subset, union, intersection symbols, ', - for the shaded region.

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Your solution:

A^ (B U C)’ would be for the shaded region.

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Given Solution:

`a** Student Answer and Instructor Response:

(B'^C')^A

Instructor Response:

Good. Another alternative would be A - (B U C ), and others

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COMMON ERROR: A ^ (B' U C')

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT: This is close but A ^ (B' U C') would contain all of B ^ C, including a part that's not shaded. A ^ (B U C)' would be one correct answer. **

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Question: `q2.3.114 Largest area of A shaded (sets A,B,C). Write a description using A, B, C, subset, union, intersection symbols, ', - for the shaded region.

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Your solution:

A^ (B U C)’ would be for the shaded region.

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Given Solution:

`a** Student Answer and Instructor Response:

(B'^C')^A

Instructor Response:

Good. Another alternative would be A - (B U C ), and others

are mentioned below.

COMMON ERROR: A ^ (B' U C')

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT: This is close but A ^ (B' U C') would contain all of B ^ C, including a part that's not shaded. A ^ (B U C)' would be one correct answer. **

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