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Analyze statement I: A B A B.

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D\text{D}

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  1. Analyze statement I

    AΔB⊂A∪BA \Delta B \subset A \cup B.
    The symmetric difference AΔBA \Delta B is defined as the set of elements that are in A or B but not in their intersection. This can be written as AΔB=(A−B)∪(B−A)A \Delta B = (A-B) \cup (B-A).
    The union A∪BA \cup B contains all elements that are in A or B (or both).
    If an element x∈AΔBx \in A \Delta B, then x∈(A−B)x \in (A-B) or x∈(B−A)x \in (B-A).
    If x∈(A−B)x \in (A-B), then x∈Ax \in A and x∉Bx \notin B. Since x∈Ax \in A, it follows that x∈A∪Bx \in A \cup B.
    If x∈(B−A)x \in (B-A), then x∈Bx \in B and x∉Ax \notin A. Since x∈Bx \in B, it follows that x∈A∪Bx \in A \cup B.
    In both cases, if x∈AΔBx \in A \Delta B, then x∈A∪Bx \in A \cup B.
    Therefore, AΔB⊂A∪BA \Delta B \subset A \cup B is true.

  2. Analyze statement II

    A∩B⊂AΔBA \cap B \subset A \Delta B.
    The intersection A∩BA \cap B contains elements that are common to both A and B.
    The symmetric difference AΔBA \Delta B contains elements that are in A or B, but not in both. This means AΔB=(A∪B)−(A∩B)A \Delta B = (A \cup B) - (A \cap B).
    If an element x∈A∩Bx \in A \cap B, then xx is in both A and B. By the definition of symmetric difference, xx cannot be in AΔBA \Delta B.
    For example, let A={1,2}A = \{1, 2\} and B={2,3}B = \{2, 3\}.
    Then A∩B={2}A \cap B = \{2\}.
    And AΔB=(A−B)∪(B−A)={1}∪{3}={1,3}A \Delta B = (A-B) \cup (B-A) = \{1\} \cup \{3\} = \{1, 3\}.
    Clearly, {2}\{2\} is not a subset of {1,3}\{1, 3\}.
    Therefore, A∩B⊂AΔBA \cap B \subset A \Delta B is false.

  3. Analyze statement III

    (A−B)⊂A(A-B) \subset A.
    The set difference A−BA-B contains all elements that are in A but not in B.
    By definition, every element in A−BA-B is an element of A.
    Therefore, (A−B)⊂A(A-B) \subset A is true.

  4. Conclude which statements are true.

    Statements I and III are true.

  5. Select the correct option.

    The option that states I and III are true is (D).

    The final answer is D\text{D}

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