VICTORINO MAPA HIGH SCHOOL

Division of City Schools, Manila

Handout # ___
Operations on sets:
The intersection of sets is the set of elements that are common to two or more sets. The symbol for intersection is

. When you find the intersection of two sets, list only the elements that are in both sets. The shaded area
A

below shows A B.

Disjoint sets have no elements in common. The intersection of disjoint sets is the empty set. The diagram below
U
shows two disjoint sets.
A
B

The union of two or more sets is the set that contains all elements of the sets. The symbol for union is

. To

find the union of two sets, list the elements that are in either set, or in both sets. In the Venn diagram below, A
U
B
A
B is shaded.

Note: The word or suggests union. In fact, or is to union as and is to intersection.

Illustrative Examples
1. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, B = {2, 4, 5, 6} and C = {1, 6, 7}. Find
a. A B

e. A

b. A

f. A

c. B

d. A

g. B

C
h. A

C
BUC

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class No. _____

Date: ______________
Name: ___________________________________________
Gr. & Sec.: _________
1. Let A = {1, 3, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6}, C = {1, 2, 4, 6}, and D = {3, 4, 6, 8}. Find
a. A
__________

C = __________

e. A

B = __________

b. A

B = __________

f. A

C=

c. B

C = __________

g. B

C = __________

d. C

D = __________ h. C D =

__________
2. Use the Venn diagram below to answer the questions that follow.
A
1
2

B
3

a. A

B = __________

__________

b. A

B=