Sets Relations And Functions Question 96

Question: Consider the following statements: For non-empty sets. A, B and C
  1. $ A-(B-C)=(A-B)\cup C $
  2. $ A-(B\cup C)=(A-B)-C $
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • [b]Let there be three non-empty, non-overlapping sets; inside a universal set U. This creates 8 regions marked as: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h. Statement1: $ A-(B-C)=(A-B)\cup C $ LHS represent region a, RHS represent a, d, g. Hence, this is not correct. Statement2: $ A-(B\cup C)=(A-B)-C $ LHS represents, region ?a? RHS also represent a. Hence, only statement 2 is correct.