ACTIVITY 4: THE LANGUAGE AND SYMBOL OF SETS

Given that ℝ denotes the set of all real numbers, ℤ the set of all integers, and ℤ-the set of all
negative integers, describe each of the following sets.

1. {�� ∈ ℝ| − 5 ≤ �� < 1} 2. {�� ∈ ℤ| − 5 ≤ �� < 1} 3. {�� ∈ ℤ−| − 5 ≤ �� < 1}

Evaluate the truth and falsity of the following statements. Justify your answer.
_______4. �� ∈ {��, ��, ��} _______6. �� ⊂ {{��},{��},{��}}
_______8.�� ⊆ {��, ��, ��} _______5. {��} ⊆ {{��},{��},{��}} _______7.
{��} ⊆ {{��},{ ��},{��}} ______9.{��} ∈ {��, ��, ��}

Use the set roster notation to indicate the elements in each of the following sets 10. �� = {��
∈ ℤ|�� = (−1)��, ������ �������� �������������� ��} 11.

�� = {�� ∈ ℤ|�� = 1 + (−1)��, ������ ��������

�������������� ��} 12. �� = {�� ∈ ℤ|2 ≤ �� ≤ −2} 13. �� = {�� ∈ ℤ|
�� > 2 ���� �� < 3} 14. �� = {�� ∈ ℤ|1 < �� < 3} 15. �� = {�� ∈ ℤ|�� ≤ 4
���� �� ≥ 1}

Determine and choose below what set of numbers the following belong to.

ℕ W ℤ ℚ ℚ’ ℝ ℂ
91
17. 7
16. 3 − 4��
18. ��
19. − 3�� +
3��

20. √−21

31
21. 62

22. √625 4

23. 68– 96

24. 100!