OPERATION ON

SETS
Union of sets
The union of sets A and B,
written as A ∪ B, is the set of
elements that are members
of A, or members of B, or
members of both A and B.
1. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6},
then A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

2. If A = {a, b, c, d, e} and
B = {a, e, i, o, u},
then A ∪ B = {a, b, c, d, e, i, o, u}
3. If A = {Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday} and
B = {Saturday, Sunday},

then A∪B = {Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday}
INTERSECTION OF
SETS
The intersection of two sets
A and B, written as A ∩ B, is
the set of all elements
common to both sets A and
B.
1. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6},
then A ∩ B = {1, 2}
2. If A = {a, b, c, d, e} and
B = {a, e, i, o, u},
then A ∩ B = {a, e}
3. If A = {Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday}
and
B = {Saturday, Sunday},
then A∩B = { } or ∅
DIFFERENCE OF TWO
SETS
The difference of set A and
B, written as A – B, is a set of
elements in A that are not
in B.
1. If A = {1, 2, 3} and
B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6},
then A – B = {3}
while, B – A = {4, 5, 6}.
2. If A = {a, b, c, d, e} and
B = {a, e, i, o, u},
then A – B = {b, c, d},
while B – A = {i, o, u}
Complement of a Set
The Complement of set A,
denoted by 𝐴′, is the set of
elements that are in the
universal set but not in set A.
Example:
Let 𝑈={ 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
𝐴={0,4,8} ,
𝐵={1,3,5,7}
Find:
a) 𝐴′
𝑏) 𝐵′
𝑐) 𝐴′∩𝐵
Solution:
a) 𝐴′={ 1,2 ,3,5,6,7 }
b) 𝐵′={ 0,2,4,6,8 }
c) 𝐴′∩𝐵={ 1,3,5,7 }
Practice!
I. Perform the following operations on
sets.
Given:
A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
C = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
1. A ∩ C =
2. B ∩ C =
3. A ∪ C =
4. A – C =
5. B – C =
6. A – B =
7.C – A =
8. A’ =
9. C’ =
10. A’∩ B =
Practice!
I. Perform the following operations on
sets.
Given:
A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
C = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
Write the given sets in Roster Method.

U is the set of months in a year.

A is the set of months having 30 days,
B is the set of months beginning with
M, and
C is the set of months after July.
Based on the sets. Find the following.
1. A ∪ B =
2. A U C =
3. B U C =
4. A∩B =
5. A∩C =
6. B∩C =
7. A’ =
8. B’ =
9. C’ =
10. A’∩B =
11. B’∩C =
12. B’∩C’ =
13. A – B =
14. B – C =
15. C – A =