MATH 2033 PROBLEM SET 1

Instructions:

Select EXACTLY 5 items to answer and write your solutions in A4 paper (printed or handwritten). The total
points for each item will depend on how many selected that item to answer;

The 4 most answered questions: 𝟖 points total each

The 6 least answered questions: 10 points total each

QUESTIONS

1. Let 𝐴 be a finite set. The Power Set of 𝐴, denoted by 𝑃(𝐴), is the set whose elements are the subsets
of 𝐴.
For Example: If 𝐴 = {𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧}, then
{ },
{𝑥}, {𝑦}, {𝑧},
𝑃(𝐴) =
{𝑥, 𝑦}, {𝑥, 𝑧}, {𝑦, 𝑧}
{ {𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧} }
If a set 𝐴 has a exactly 4 elements;
i. What is the cardinality of 𝑃(𝐴)? EXPLAIN.
ii. What is the cardinality of 𝑃(𝑃(𝐴))? EXPLAIN.

2. Let 𝑋 and 𝑌 be disjoint sets. If |𝑃(𝑋 ∪ 𝑌)| = 524,288 and |𝑃(𝑋)| = 16,384.
i. What is the exact value of |𝑌|? SHOW YOUR SOLUTION.
ii. What is the exact value of |𝑃(𝑌)|? EXPLAIN.

3. Let 𝐴 be a set with exactly 10 elements and 𝛼 is one of those 10 elements. How many subsets of 𝐴
does not contain the element 𝛼? SHOW YOUR SOLUTION.

4. Let 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, 𝐷 be sets where |𝐴| = 6. |𝐵| = 7, |𝐶| = 8, and |𝐷| = 9.

i. What is the largest possible value of |𝐴 ∩ 𝐵 ∩ 𝐶 ∩ 𝐷|? JUSTIFY.
ii. What is the least possible value of |𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶 ∪ 𝐷|? JUSTIFY.
5. An Engineering class of 40 freshmen students were taking the subjects Algebra, Trigonometry, and
Chemistry. After the first semester;
35 students passed Algebra
29 students passed Trigonometry
33 students passed Chemistry

26 students passed all three subjects

5 students failed all three subjects

How many students of the Engineering class passed EXACTLY 2 subjects? SHOW YOUR SOLUTION.

6. Factor completely: (𝑛 + 1)(𝑛 + 2)(𝑛 + 3)(𝑛 + 4) − 48. SHOW YOUR SOLUTION.

7. What is the remainder when 1 + 3𝑥 + 5𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 3 + ⋯ + 97𝑥 48 + 99𝑥 49 is divided by 𝑥 − 1? SHOW

YOUR SOLUTION.

8. What is the volume of a rectangular prism with the following dimensions:

𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = (𝑦 − 2) 𝑐𝑚
𝑊𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ = (𝑦 3 + 2𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 + 8) 𝑐𝑚
𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 = (𝑦 8 + 16𝑦 4 + 256) 𝑐𝑚
SHOW YOUR SOLUTION.

9. Let 𝑝 = 7𝑧 2 − 8𝑧 + 1. What is the sum of the coefficients of the polynomial of 𝑝4 ? JUSTIFY YOUR
ANSWER. (HINT: 𝑧 = 1)

10. Simplify the following:

20(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12) + 10(𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 8) − 30(𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6) + 69