ECC -1- 1.

SETS ASSIGNMENT

1. Write the following sets in the set builder form:

i) A = 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 ii) B = 5, 52 , 53 , 54 , .... iii) C = E, T , S iv) D = 1,3, 5, 7,....

v) E = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17,.... vi) F = 1, 4, 9, 25,... vii) G = −3, 3

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vii) H = 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1
5 6 7 8 9 
2. If U = x | x is a natural number less than 15 is the universal set, A = 1, 3, 4, 5, 9 ,

B = 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 , verify that i ) ( A  B ) = A  B ii) ( A  B ) = A  B

3. If U = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 is the universal set, A = 2, 3, 5, 8 and B = 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 ,

Find i) A − B ii) B − A iii ) ( A − B )

4. In a school hostel, there are 100 students. 60 of them drink tea, 50 drink coffee and 30 drink
both tea and coffee. Find the number of students who take at least one of the two drinks. Also
find the number of students who do not take tea or coffee. ( Ans :80, 20 )

5. If U = 3, 4, 5, 6,...,14 , write the following subsets of U:

1) A = set of even numbers

2) B = set of odd numbers greater than 8.
3) C = set of prime numbers.
4) D = set of even numbers less than 3.
6. U = x | x  N and x  11 , A = 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 , B = 2, 4, 7, 8 , C = 1, 3, 5, 7 and

D = 2, 3, 5, 7 . Find the following: i) n (U ) , n ( A) ii) n ( A  D ) , n ( C  D )

iii) ( A  B ) , n ( B  C ) iv) n ( A) , n ( B)

7. U = a, b, c, d , e, f , g , h , A = a, c, e, g , B = e, f , g , h and C = a, b, c, e . Find the

following sets: i) A − B ii) B − A iii) A − C iv) C − A v) A − B vi) A − B

vii) ( A  B ) − ( A  B ) .

8. Find with the help of the adjoining Venn diagram: A B U

i) A  B ii) A  B iii) A − B iv) B − A v) A vi ) B 1 2
5
vii ) ( A  B ) viii ) ( A  B ) 3
4 6
7 8

Algebra Course Book: Standard IX

ECC -2- 1. SETS
9. A  B =  and n ( A) = 5, n ( B ) = 6 . Find n ( A  B ) . ( Ans :11)
10. A  B   and n ( A) = 24, n ( B ) = 16, n ( A  B ) = 32 . Find n ( A  B ) . ( Ans : 8)
11. With the help of the sets, U = a, b, c, d , e, f , g A = a, b, c and B = b, c, d , e  ,verify:

i ) ( A  B ) = A  B ii) ( A  B ) = A  B

12. If A = 2, 8, 9 , B = 1, 8, 15 and C = 5, 9, 15 ,find: i) ( A  B )  C ii) ( A  B )  C

iii) ( A  B )  ( A  C ) .

13. Out of 150 residents of a building, 105 speak Marathi, 75 speak Guajarati and 45 speak both
the languages. Find the number of residents who do not speak either of the languages.
(Ans:15)
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Algebra Course Book: Standard IX