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Set Identities / āϛ⧇āϟ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧ (Set Identities)


1. What are Set Identities ?


Set identities are basic rules in Set Theory that show relationships between different sets. These rules help us simplify expressions involving sets, just like algebraic identities. They are useful in solving problems related to union, intersection, and complement of sets. Set identities āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ Set Theoryā§° āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϛ⧇āϟ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ• āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāχāĻŦ⧋⧰⧇ union, intersection āφ⧰⧁ complementā§° āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āϏāĻšāϜāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


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  • Union (∪) → Add everything / āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž

  • Intersection (∩) → Only common / āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž

  • Complement (′) → Opposite / āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ


2. Important Set Identities


(a) Identity Laws : i. A = A, ii. A ∩ U = A


Note: Union with empty set gives the same set. Intersection with universal set gives the same set. āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āϛ⧇āϟ⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ union āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§° āϛ⧇āϟāĻŸā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤ Universal setā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ intersection āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§° āϛ⧇āϟāĻŸā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


(b) Domination Laws : i. A U = U, ii. A ∩ =


Note: Union with universal set gives universal set. Intersection with empty set gives empty set. Universal setā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ union āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ U āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āϛ⧇āϟ⧰ āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ intersection āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ ∅ āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


(c) Idempotent Laws : i. A A = A, ii. A ∩ A = A


Note: Repeating the same set does not change the result. āĻāϕ⧇āχ āϛ⧇āϟ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


(d) Complement Laws : i. A A′ = U, ii. A ∩ A′ =


Note: A set and its complement together give universal set; intersection gives empty set. āĻāϟāĻž āϛ⧇āϟ āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžā§° complement āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ universal set āĻšāϝāĻŧ; intersection āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āϛ⧇āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


(e) Commutative Laws: i. A B = B A, ii. A ∩ B = B ∩ A


(f) Associative Laws: i. (A B) C = A (B C), ii. (A ∩ B) ∩ C = A ∩ (B ∩ C)


(g) Distributive Laws : A ∩ (B C) = i. (A ∩ B) (A ∩ C), ii. A (B ∩ C) = (A B) ∩ (A C)


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1. A ∪ ∅ = ?


A. ∅ | B. A | C. U | D. A′
Ans: B. A


ExplanationEmpty set has nothing, so adding it does not change A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āϛ⧇āϟāϤ āĻāϕ⧋ āύāĻžāχ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ Aā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāϞ⧇ A-āϝāĻŧ⧇āχ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


2. A ∩ ∅ = ?


A. A | B. U | C. ∅ | D. A′
Ans: C. ∅


ExplanationEmpty set has no common elements with A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āϛ⧇āϟāϤ āĻāϕ⧋ āύāĻžāχ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ Aā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


3. A ∪ A′ = ?


A. ∅ | B. A | C. U | D. B
Ans: C. U


ExplanationA and its complement together make the whole universal set. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ (complement) āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ universal set āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. A ∩ A = ?


A. ∅ | B. A | C. U | D. A′
Ans: B. A


ExplanationCommon elements of A with itself is A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻžāϞ⧇ A-āϝāĻŧ⧇āχ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


5. A ∩ (B ∪ C) = ?


A. A ∩ B ∪ C
B. (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
C. A ∪ B ∩ C
D. None
Ans: B. (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)


ExplanationA distributes over (B ∪ C), like multiplication in maths. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A, (B ∪ C)āϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻšāϝāĻŧ - āϝ⧇āύ⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻĻ⧰⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


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1. A ∪ ∅ = ∅ Wrong


Correct: A ∪ ∅ = A


ExplanationAdding nothing does not change A. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϕ⧋ āϝ⧋āĻ— āύāϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


2. A ∩ U = U Wrong


Correct: A ∩ U = A


ExplanationAll elements of A are already in U. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Aā§° āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ UāϤ āφāϗ⧇āχ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤


3. A ∪ A′ = A Wrong


Correct: A ∪ A′ = U


ExplanationA + opposite = full set. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A + āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ = āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϛ⧇āϟāĨ¤


4. A ∩ A′ = A Wrong


Correct: A ∩ A′ = ∅


ExplanationNo common elements between A and its opposite. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻāϕ⧋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


5. A ∪ A = U Wrong


Correct: A ∪ A = A


ExplanationSame set added again remains same. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϕ⧇āχ āϛ⧇āϟ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰ āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇āχ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤