MATHEMATICS 10

UNION & INTERSECTION

OF EVENTS
QUARTER 3: LESSON 9
EVENTS
- any set of the outcomes of the
experiments
UNION
- contain all of elements "A or B"
AUB

INTERSECTION
- elements that are in both sets "A and B"
A ∩B
Example.
1. Music Club
BOYS
23
GIRLS
10
Artists Club 17 11
Both 5 3

MUSIC ARTISTS

18 12
5
7 3 8

Intersection
Example.
2. A B
6 3 8
1 5 4 10
9 2 7

a.) A U B = { 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

b.) A ∩B = {2,3,5}
Example.
3. U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
A = {1,3,5,7,9}
B = {1,2,3,4,5}
C = {2,4,6,8,10}
Find.
∩
1.) A B= ∩
2.) A C=
A = {1,3,5,7,9} A = {1,3,5,7,9} There is no
C = {2,4,6,8,10} intersection so
B = {1,2,3,4,5} it will be
∩
A B= {1,3,5} ∩
A C= { }
Example.
3. U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
A = {1,3,5,7,9}
B = {1,2,3,4,5}
C = {2,4,6,8,10}
Find.
3.) A U B= 4.) B U C=
A = {1,3,5,7,9} B = {1,2,3,4,5}
B = {1,2,3,4,5} C = {2,4,6,8,10}

AUB= {1, 2,3,4,5,7,9} BUC= {1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10}

Example.
3. U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
A = {1,3,5,7,9}
B = {1,2,3,4,5}
C = {2,4,6,8,10}
Find.
∩
5.) A (BUC)=
A = {1,3,5,7,9}
BUC= {1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10}
= {1,3,5,7,9} ∩ {1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10}
∩
A (BUC)= { 1,3,5}
REMEMBER:
∩
• Intersection " "
✓ You just have to look for
the common elements .
• Union " U "
✓ You just have to combine
the elements .
SEATWORK: 1. AUB
GIVEN:
U = {m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v}
2. ∩
B C

A∩C
A = {m,n,o,p,q}
B = {r,s,t,u,v} 3.
C = {m,n,q,r,u,v}

4. ∩
A U (B C)
5. (A U B) ∩ (A⁠∩C)