Some pure math

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Givens: X = { 3 , 4 , 7 , 18 } X =\{ 3, 4, 7, 18\} and Y = { 4 , 7 , 16 , 19 } Y = \{4, 7, 16, 19\} and Z = { 16 , 18 , 19 } Z = \{ 16, 18, 19 \} ,

Solve:

(X union Y) intersection Z

7, 16, 18 3, 4, 7 16, 18, 19 3, 6, 16

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2 solutions

Prasun Biswas
Mar 18, 2014

This problem is solved using simple set theory and knowledge of union and intersection of sets. Union of two sets, X X and Y Y , i.e., X Y X\cup Y is defined as the set consisting of all the elements of X X and Y Y while intersection of two sets X X and Y Y denotes the set consisting of all those elements which are common to both X X and Y Y .

Now, given here that --> X = { 3 , 4 , 7 , 18 } , Y = { 4 , 7 , 16 , 19 } , Z = { 16 , 18 , 19 } X=\{3,4,7,18\} ,\quad Y=\{4,7,16,19\}, \quad Z=\{16,18,19\}

Then, we have, X Y = { 3 , 4 , 7 , 18 } { 4 , 7 , 16 , 19 } = { 3 , 4 , 7 , 16 , 18 , 19 } X\cup Y = \{3,4,7,18\}\cup \{4,7,16,19\}=\{3,4,7,16,18,19\}

Now, we further have, ( X Y ) Z = { 3 , 4 , 7 , 16 , 18 , 19 } { 16 , 18 , 19 } = { 16 , 18 , 19 } (X\cup Y)\cap Z = \{3,4,7,16,18,19\}\cap \{16,18,19\} = \boxed{\{16,18,19\}}

(X (union) Y) is 3, 4, 7, 16, 18, 19. That set all the values in this set are in Z, so the intersection is the same as the set Z (16, 18, 19).

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