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Lesson 1: Unions and Intersections of Sets
By Ms Susan CAREY
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Edited from Jason Murphy's lesson to uncluding shading of two sets before moving onto three.
Question 1
1.
Problem 1 Got It?
Match each set. Sets may be used more than once.
{ 2, 4}
{1, 2, 3, 4}
P = {x|x is a whole number less than 5}
Q = {y|y is an even natural number less than 5}
P Ï… Q
Question 2
2.
Problem 1 Got It? Reasoning:
What is true about the union of two distinct sets if one set is a subset of the other?
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Question 3
3.
Problem 2 Got It?
A
4
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Question 4
4.
Problem 2 Got It?
A
5
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Question 5
5.
Problem 2 Got It?
A
Question 6
6.
Problem 3 Got It?
Draw a Venn diagram to represent the union and intersection of the following sets.
A
= {
x
|
x
is one of the first five letters in the English alphabet}
B
= {
x
|
x
is a vowel}
C
= {
x
|
x
is a letter in the word VEGETABLE}
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Question 7
7.
Problem 3 Got It?
A
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Question 8
8.
A
B
C
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Question 9
9.
A
B
C
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Question 10
10.
A
B
C
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Question 11
11.
A
B
C
Question 12
12.
Vocabulary:
Suppose
A
and
B
are nonempty sets. Which contains more elements:
A
⋃
B
or
A
∩
B
? Explain your reasoning.
Question 13
13.
Compare and Contrast:
How are unions and intersections of sets different?
Question 14
14.
True or False:
If
x
is an element of set
A
and
x
is not an element of set
B
, then
x
is an element of
A
∪
B
.
True
False
Question 15
15.
True or False:
If
x
is an element of set
A
and
x
is an element of set
B
, then
x
is an element of
A
∩
B
.
True
False
Question 16
16.
Complete the Venn diagram using sets
A
and
B
.
A
= {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
B
= {2, 3, 4, 5}
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Question 17
17.
Use Your Vocabulary:
Is the set {apple, banana, cheese, milk, pear, yogurt} the
union
or
intersection
of the sets
D
and
F
below?
D
= {cheese, milk, yogurt}
F
= {apple, banana, pear}
M
= {bread, cheese, egg}
union
intersection
Question 18
18.
Use Your Vocabulary:
Is the set {cheese} the
union
or
intersection
of the sets
D
and
M
below?
D
= {cheese, milk, yogurt}
F
= {apple, banana, pear}
M
= {bread, cheese, egg}
intersection
union
Question 19
19.
Use Your Vocabulary:
Is the empty set the
union
or
intersection
of the sets
F
and
M
below?
D
= {cheese, milk, yogurt}
F
= {apple, banana, pear}
M
= {bread, cheese, egg}
union
intersection
Question 20
20.
Shade the region indicated
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Question 21
21.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 22
22.
Shade the region indicated
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Question 23
23.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 24
24.
Identify the reasons using set symbols (use lower case n for intersect and lower case u for Union - no spaces)
Question 25
25.
Identify the reasons using set symbols (use lower case n for intersect and lower case u for Union - no spaces)
Question 26
26.
Identify the reasons using set symbols (use lower case n for intersect and lower case u for Union - no spaces)
MORE CHALLENGING SECTION - THREE SETS
Question 27
27.
Shade the region indicated
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Question 28
28.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 29
29.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 30
30.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 31
31.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 32
32.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 33
33.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 34
34.
Shade the region indicated
visibility
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Question 35
35.
Shade the region indicated
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Check your answers here for Q27-35
B
C
D
B
C
D
B
C
D
B
C
D
D
D
D
D