GECMAT Assignment 2

A. Perform what is indicated.

1.Use your first name as an English noun in three sentences: one is true, one that is false, and one
whose truth cannot be determined without additional information.

 Christine is generous - True

 Christine is an athlete - False

 Christine is washing the dishes everyday - Truth that needs additional information

2) Use the mathematical expression ‘3’ in three sentences: one that is true, one that is false, and one
whose truth cannot be determined without additional information.

 3+2=5 - True

 3-1=1 - False

 X=3 - Truth that needs additional information

3) Use the mathematical expression ‘n’ in three sentences: one that is always true, one that is always
false, and one whose truth cannot be determined without additional information.

 n+1=1+n - True

 n+2=n-2 - False

 n=5 - Truth that needs additional information

B. Write each given set in set-builder form.

1. {2, 3, 5, 7, 11}

 {x/x is a prime numbers 1<x<12}

2. {a, e, i, o, u}

 {x/x is a vowel}

3. {Tuesday, Thursday}

 {x/x is a day in a week that starts with letter T}

4. {1, 4, 9, 16, 25}

 {x/x is a perfect square of first 5 natural numbers}

5. {January, March, May, July, August, October, December}

 {x/x is a month with 31 days}

C. Given the following information: Write each given roster form.

A = {x/x is a set of even numbers}

 A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, …}

B = {x/x is a set of odd numbers}

 B = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, …}

C = {x/x is a set of integers}

 C = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …}

D = {x/x is a set of whole numbers}

 D = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …}

E = {x/x is a set of rational numbers}

 E = {1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, … }

F = {x/x is a set of irrational numbers}

 F = {√ 2 , √ 3, √ 5 , √ 7 , √ 11, …}

G = {x/x is a set of prime numbers}

 G = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, …}

H = {x/x is a set of composite numbers}

 H = {4, 6 8, 9, 10, …}

I = {x/x is a set of real numbers}

 I = {3, 0, 1.5, 3/2, √ 5, …}

D. Write the statements in symbolic form using the symbols ~, ∨, and ∧ and the indicated letters to
represent components statements.

Let h = “John is healthy”, w = “John is wealthy”, s = “John is wise”.

1. John is healthy and wealthy but not wise.

 (h ∧ w) ~ s

2. John is neither healthy, wealthy nor wise.

 ~ (h ∨ w ∨ s)

3. John is wealthy, but he is not both healthy and wise.

 w ∧ ~ (h ∧ s)
4. John is neither wealthy nor wise, but he is healthy.

 ~ (w ∧ s) ∧ h

E. Given the following sets: U = {a, b, c, d,e, f}, A = {a, c,e, f}, B = {c, d,e}, C = {e, f}. Find each of the
following.

1. complement of A

 A’ = {b, d}

2. complement of B

 B’ = {a, b, f}

3. complement of C

 C’ = {a, b, c, d}

4. B ∪ C

 B ∪ C = {c, d, e, f}

5. A ∩ C

 A ∩ C = {e, f}

6. A − C

 A − C = {a, c}

7. (A ∪ B)

 (A ∪ B) = {a, c, d, e, f}

8. B– C

 B– C = {c, d}

9. A’ ∪ B’

 A’ ∪ B’ = {a, b, d, f}

10. A’ ∩ B’

 A’ ∩ B’ = {b}