Lesson 2-3 UsingVenn Diagrams to Study Set Operations

Objectives:
Illustrate set statements involving 2 sets with Venn Diagrams
Illustrate set statements involving 3 sets with Venn Diagrams
Use DeMorgans laws
Use the formula for cardinality of a union

A. Venn Diagrams for 2 Sets

B. Venn Diagrams for 3 Sets

Lesson 2-3 UsingVenn Diagrams to Study Set Operations

Draw a Venn Diagram to illustrate the sets.
1.

A B

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2. A B
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Lesson 2-3 UsingVenn Diagrams to Study Set Operations

Draw a Venn Diagram to illustrate the sets.
3. A B C

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A B C

Lesson 2-3 UsingVenn Diagrams to Study Set Operations

C. DeMorgans Laws

D. Cardinality of a Union

Lesson 2-3 UsingVenn Diagrams to Study Set Operations

Use the formula for cardinality of a union.
1. A telephone poll of 200 registered Democrats during the 2008 primary season
found that 94 supported Barrack Obama, 85 supported Hillary Clinton, and 20
supported both. How many supported either Obama or Clinton?
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For the following problems, O = {students in online courses}, B =

{students in blended courses}, and T = {students in traditional courses}.
Draw a Venn Diagram of the following and write a sentence describing
what the set represents.
2. B O T
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Lesson 2-3 UsingVenn Diagrams to Study Set Operations

For the following problems, O = {students in online courses}, B =
{students in blended courses}, and T = {students in traditional courses}.
Draw a Venn Diagram of the following and write a sentence describing
what the set represents.
3.

B O T O

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D= {students voting Democrat}, R = {students voting Republican}, I =

{students voting Independent}. Draw a Venn Diagram of the following
and write a sentence describing what the set represents.
4. I D R

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