Cheat Sheet - Sets: Notation Intersection
Cheat Sheet - Sets: Notation Intersection
Notation Intersection
Roster Form A ∩ B = {x: x ∈ A and x ∈ B}
A = {a, e, i, o, u}
B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} Properties
A∩A =A
Set Builder Form
A = {x: x is a vowel of the English alphabet} A∩ϕ =ϕ
B = {x: x ϵ N, x ≤ 6}
A ∩ Ac = ϕ
Subset
A ⊆ B, if x ∈ A ⇒ x ∈ B ∀ x ∈ A A∩U=A
Properties
A⊆A A∩B =B∩A
ϕ⊆A
A ∩ (B ∩ C) = (A ∩ B) ∩ C
c c
A⊆B⇒B ⊆A
A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C)
A ⊆ B, B ⊆ A ⟺ A = B
A ⊆ B, B ⊆ C ⇒ A ⊆ C A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
A ⊆A∪B Difference
A ⊆ B, A ⊆ C ⇒ A ∪ B ⊆ C A − B = {x: x ∈ A and x ∉ B}
A∩B ⊆A Properties
C ⊆ A, C ⊆ B ⇒ C ⊆ A ∩ B A−A =ϕ
Complement ϕ−A=ϕ
Ac = {x: x ∉ A and x ∈ U}
Properties A−ϕ =A
(Ac )c = A
A − B = A ∩ Bc
Uc = ϕ
ϕc = U U − A = Ac
(A ∪ B)c = Ac ∩ B c A−U=ϕ
(A ∩ B)c = Ac ∪ B c
C − (A ∩ B) = (C − A) ∪ (C − B)
Union
A ∪ B = {x: x ∈ A or x ∈ B} C − (A ∪ B) = (C − A) ∩ (C − B)
Properties (A − B) ∩ C = (A ∩ C) − B = A ∩ (C − B)
A∪A =A
A∪ϕ =A (A − B) ∪ (B − A) = (A ∪ B) − (A ∩ B)
A ∪ Ac = U Cartesian Product
A∪U=U A×B = {(x, y): x ∈ A and y ∈ B}
A∪B =B∪A
A ∪ (B ∪ C) = (A ∪ B) ∪ C
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