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set theory

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following sentences are propositions? For those that are, indicate the truth value.

a)

a. 123 is a prime number.

b)

b. 0 is an even number.

c)

c. 푥

d)

d. Multiply 5푥+2 by 3.

e)

e. What an impossible question!

2.

State the negation of each of the following statements.

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3.

Let 푝: 15 is an odd number. 푞: 21 is a prime number.

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4.

Complete the following truth table.

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5.

For statements 푝, and 푟, use a truth table to show that each of the following pairs of statements is logically equivalent.

a)

a. (푝∧푞)⟺푝 and 푝⟹푞.

b)

b. 푝⟹(푞∨푟) and 푞⟹(푝∨푟).

c)

c. (푝∨푞)⟹푟 and (푝⟹푞)∧(푞⟹푟).

d)

d. 푝⟹(푞∨푟) and (푟)⟹(푝⟹푞).

6.

For statements 푝, q, and 푟, show that the following compound statements are tautology.

a)

a. 푝⟹(푝∨푞).

b)

b. (푝∧(푝⟹푞))⟹푞.

c)

c. ((푝⟹푞)∧(푞⟹푟))⟹(푝⟹푟).

7.

Write the contrapositive and the converse of the following conditional statements.

a)

a. If it is cold, then the lake is frozen.

b)

b. If Solomon is healthy, then he is happy.

c)

c. If it rains, Tigist does not take a walk.

8.

Show that (푝∧푞)∧(푝∧푞) is a contradiction.

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9.

Find the truth value of each of the following statements: (푝∨푞)∨푟, 푝∨(푞∨푟), 푟⟹(푠∧푝), 푝⟹(푟⟹푠), 푝⟹(푟∨푠), (푝∨푟)⟺(푟∧Ø푠), (푠⟺푝)⟹(Ø푝∨푠), (푞∧Ø푠)⟹(푝⟺푠), (푟∧푠)⟹(푝⟹(Ø푞∨푠)), (푝∨Ø푞)∨푟⟹(푠∧Ø푠).

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10.

What can be said about the value of 푝∧푞⟺푝∨푞?

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11.

What can be said about the values of 푝⟺푞 and 푝⟺푞?

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12.

Construct the truth table for each of the following statements: 푝⟹(푝⟹푞), (푝∨푞)⟺(푞∨푝), 푝⟹(푞∧푟), (푝⟹푞)⟺(푝∨푞), (p⟹(q∧r))∨(p∧q), (푝∧푞)⟹((푞∧푞)⟹(푟∧푞)).

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13.

Determine whether the information given is sufficient to decide the truth value of the statement: (푝⟹푞)⟹푟, where 푟=푇.

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14.

Determine whether the information given is sufficient to decide the truth value of the statement: 푝∧(푞⟹푟), where 푞⟹푟=푇.

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15.

Determine whether the information given is sufficient to decide the truth value of the statement: 푝∨(푞⟹푟), where 푞⟹푟=푇.

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16.

Determine whether the information given is sufficient to decide the truth value of the statement: (푝∨푞)⟺(푝∧푞), where 푝∨푞=푇.

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17.

What is the truth value of ¬(p∨q)⟺(¬p∧¬q)?

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18.

What is the truth value of (p⟹q)⟹(¬q⟹¬p) when q=T?

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19.

Determine the truth value of (p∧q)⟹(p∨s) when p=T and s=F.

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20.

For the open statement (x,):x/y<1 with domains A={2,3,5} and B={2,4,6}, state the quantified statement (∀x ∈ A)(∃y ∈ B)P(x, y) in words.

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21.

Use the truth table method to show that the following argument forms are valid. i. 푝⟹푞, 푞 ├ 푝.

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22.

Use the truth table method to show that the following argument forms are valid. ii. 푝⟹푝,,⟹푞 ├ 푟.

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23.

Use the truth table method to show that the following argument forms are valid. iii. 푝⟹푞, 푟⟹푞 ├ 푟⟹푝.

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24.

Use the truth table method to show that the following argument forms are valid. iv. 푟∨푠,( 푠⟹푝)⟹푟 ├ 푝.

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25.

Use the truth table method to show that the following argument forms are valid. v. 푝⟹푞, 푝⟹푟,⟹푠├ 푞⟹푠.

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26.

Give formal proof to show that the following argument forms are valid. a. 푝⟹푞, 푞 ├ 푝.

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27.

Prove the following are valid arguments by giving formal proof. If the rain does not come, the crops are ruined and the people will starve. The crops are not ruined or the people will not starve. Therefore, the rain comes.

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28.

If the team is late, then it cannot play the game. If the referee is here then the team can play the game. The team is late. Therefore, the referee is not here.

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29.

Which of the following are sets?

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30.

Which of the following sets can be described in complete listing, partial listing and/or set-builder methods? Describe each set by at least one of the three methods.

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31.

Write each of the following sets by listing its elements within braces.

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32.

Find the truth value of each of the following. Is 15 an element of set A?

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33.

Find the truth value of each of the following. Is the empty set a subset of any set A?

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34.

For each of the following set, find its power set. Set: {a, b}

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35.

How many subsets and proper subsets do the sets that contain exactly 1,2,3,4,8,10 and 20 elements have?

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36.

If n is a whole number, use your observation in Problems 6 and 7 to discover a formula for the number of subsets of a set with n elements. How many of these are proper subsets of the set?

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37.

Is there a set A with exactly the following indicated property? Only one subset

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38.

Find the truth value of each of the following. Is the empty set an element of the power set of A?

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39.

For any three sets A, B and C, prove that if A is a subset of B and B is a subset of C, then A is a subset of C.

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40.

If B is a subset of A, A intersection B' = {1,4,5} and A union B = {1,2,3,4,5,6}, find B.

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41.

Which of the following implies that 푝∨푞 is false?

a)

푝∨푞

b)

푝∨푞

c)

푝∧푞

d)

푝⟹푞

42.

What is the transformation of: f(x) = 1x+3f\left(x\right)\ =\ \frac{1}{x}+3  

a)

Left 3

b)

Right 3

c)

Up 3

d)

Down 3

43.

What is the transformation of: f(x) = 1x+3f\left(x\right)\ =\ \frac{1}{x}+3  

a)

Left 3

b)

Right 3

c)

Up 3

d)

Down 3

44.
Simplify.
a)
1/(n-7)
b)
n-7
c)
(n-6)/(n-7)
d)
n-6
45.
Simplify.
a)
2p
b)
p/2
c)
2/p
d)
4p
46.
Simplify.
a)
2p
b)
p/2
c)
2/p
d)
4p
47.
What are the asymptotes?
a)
x=-1 y = -3
b)
x=1 y = -3
c)
x=-1 y =3
d)
x=1, y=3
48.
From the above Venn diagram, what is the set S ∩ T?
a)
{casey, drew, jade, glen}
b)
{alex, casey, drew,hunter}
c)
{casey, drew}
d)
{drew, jade}
49.

If A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} and B = {2, 3, 5, 7}, what is A ∪ B?

a)

A ∪ B = {3, 5, 7}

b)

A ∪ B = {2, 3, 5, 7}

c)

A ∪ B = {2, 3, 5, 7, 9}

d)

A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9}

50.

What does this symbol ( ∪ ) represent in set theory?

a)

Union

b)

Intersection

c)

Disjointed

d)

Subset

51.
The Universal Set = { -4, 3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ,4} and A = {0}.
What is the complement of A?
a)
{-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3}
b)
{-3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3}
c)
{-4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4}
d)
{-4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3}
52.

If A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} and B = {2, 3, 5, 7}, what is A ∩ B?

a)

{3, 5, 7}

b)

{2, 3, 5, 7}

c)

{2, 3, 5, 7, 9}

d)

{1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9}

53.

If A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} and B = {2, 3, 5, 7}, what is A ∩ B?

a)

{3, 5, 7}

b)

{2, 3, 5, 7}

c)

{2, 3, 5, 7, 9}

d)

{1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9}