Here are the solutions to the problems:
2. Put '+' or '=' in the spaces provided.
- Equivalent sets have the same number of elements (cardinality).
- Equal sets have exactly the same elements.
a. {2,4,6,8,10} has 5 elements. {1,3,5,7,9} has 5 elements. The elements are different, but the number of elements is the same.
* {2,4,6,8,10} + {1,3,5,7,9}
b. {Ada, Shola, Ugo, Musa} has 4 elements. {Shola, Musa, Ugo, Ada} has 4 elements. The elements are the same, just in a different order.
* {Ada, Shola, Ugo, Musa} = {Shola, Musa, Ugo, Ada}
c. {5,6,5,7} simplifies to {5,6,7} (3 unique elements). {7,5,7,6} simplifies to {7,5,6} (3 unique elements). The elements are the same.
* {5,6,5,7} = {7,5,7,6}
d. {a,3,u,f,9} has 5 elements. {a,f,u,9,3} has 5 elements. The elements are the same, just in a different order.
* {a,3,u,f,9} = {a,f,u,9,3}
e. {a,3,a} simplifies to {a,3} (2 unique elements). {a,3} has 2 elements. The elements are the same.
* {a,3,a} = {a,3}
f. The first set (parallelogram) contains {a,b,c,d,1,4,7,9,11,13,5,8}. It has 12 unique elements.
The second set (circle) contains {e,f,g,h,2,3,6,10,11,13,5,8}. It has 12 unique elements.
The number of elements is the same, but the elements are different.
* +
3. Which of these sets are equal?
- Equal sets have exactly the same elements.
a.
- A={r,t,s}
- B={s,r,s,t} simplifies to {s,r,t}
- C={t,r,s,t} simplifies to {t,r,s}
- D={r,r,r,s,t} simplifies to {r,s,t}
All sets contain the same unique elements {r,s,t}.
Therefore, A, B, C, and D are all equal.
b.
- (i) A={x∣xisaletterintheword"follow"}
The unique letters in "follow" are {f,o,l,w}. So, A={f,o,l,w}.
- (ii) B=The letters which appear in the word "wolf"
The unique letters in "wolf" are {w,o,l,f}. So, B={w,o,l,f}.
- (iii) C={x∣xisaletterintheword"flow"}
The unique letters in "flow" are {f,l,o,w}. So, C={f,l,o,w}.
- (iv) D=thelettersf,l,o,w.
So, D={f,l,o,w}.
All sets contain the same unique elements {f,l,o,w}.
Therefore, A, B, C, and D are all equal.
Which of these sets are equivalent?
- Equivalent sets have the same number of elements (cardinality).
a.
- A={1,3,4,5}. Cardinality ∣A∣=4.
- B={a,a,b,c,d} simplifies to {a,b,c,d}. Cardinality ∣B∣=4.
- C={3,4,1,2}. Cardinality ∣C∣=4.
- D={e,f,g,h}. Cardinality ∣D∣=4.
- E={3,1,3,4,5} simplifies to {3,1,4,5}. Cardinality ∣E∣=4.
All sets have a cardinality of 4.
Therefore, A, B, C, D, and E are all equivalent.
b.
- A={x∣xisaletterintheword"adore"}
The unique letters in "adore" are {a,d,o,r,e}. Cardinality ∣A∣=5.
- B=The letters which appear in the word "arode"
The unique letters in "arode" are {a,r,o,d,e}. Cardinality ∣B∣=5.
- C={x∣xisaletterintheword"radoe"}
The unique letters in "radoe" are {r,a,d,o,e}. Cardinality ∣C∣=5.
All sets have a cardinality of 5.
Therefore, A, B, and C are all equivalent.