PROBLEM SET No.

1 MATH 20253 – Set Theory and Logic

Members: January 13, 2020
Figuerra, Adrian A.
Roxas, Edmund XXII A.
Villamaria, Myla Carmela E.

1. Express these set via roster method, that is list the elements in each.
<no. 1, p. 13, ​answer a-e, g-j, n​>
2. Express the following sets by either interval notation (including (​∅)​ or one of the symbols
ℕ​, ​ℤ​, ​ℚ,​ ​ℝ​ or ​ℂ)​ .
<no. 2, p. 13-14, ​answer a-e, g-j, n​>
3. <no. 4, p. 14, ​answer a-f​>
4. <no. 5, p. 14, ​answer a-n​>
5. <no. 6, p. 15, ​answer a-c​>
6. <no. 9, p. 15, ​answer (ii) and (v)>

Do not change the format. Type symbols using ​insert > equation.

1. Express the following method; that is list the elements in each:

a. Problem:A = {x​ ℝ​ | }
Answer: A = {-4, 0, 3}

b. Problem:B ={x ℝ| }

Answer: B = { }

c. Problem:C = {x ℕ| }
Answer: C = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24}
d. Problem:D ={x ℕ| x is prime and is divisible by 2 ​}
Answer: D = {2}
e. Problem:E = {x ℤ|-5<x<4​}
Answer: E = {-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3}
g. Problem:G = {x|x is a planet in the Earth’s Solar System}
Answer: G = {Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto*}
h. Problem H = {x|x is a month of the year}
Answer: H = {January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,
October, November, December}

i. Problem:I =
 Answer: I = {1,2}

j. Problem:J =
Answer: J= {0}
n. Problem: N =
Answers: N = { }

2. Express the following sets by either interval notation (including (​∅)​ or one of the symbols
ℕ​, ​ℤ​, ​ℚ,​ ​ℝ​ or ​ℂ)​ .
<no. 2, p. 13-14, ​answer a-e, g-j, n​>
a. Problem: A =
Answer: A = ℝ
b. Problem: B =
Answer: B = ℤ
c. Problem: C =
Answer: C =
d. Problem: D =
Answer: D =
e. Problem: E =

Answer; E =
g. Problem: G =
Answer: G =
h. Problem: H =

Answer:H =
i. Problem: I =

Answer: I=

j. Problem: J =
Answer:J =
n. Problem: N =
Answer: N = ℝ

3. Given the following “pattern” descriptions of infinite sets, list five(5) additional elements
of each: <no. 4, p. 14, ​answer a-f​>

a. Problem: A =
 Answer: A =
b. Problem: B = {1,2,3,5,8,13,...}
Answer: B = {1,2,3,5,8,13,​21,34,55,89,144​,...}

c. Problem: C = {-1,2,-4,8,...}
Answer: C = {-1,2,-4,8,​-16,32,-64,128,-256​,...}
d. Problem D =
Answer: D =
e. Problem: E = {..., -8, -5, -3, 1,4,7}
Answer: E = {..., ​-23,-20,-17,-14,-11​,-8,-5,-2,1,4,7}
f. Problem: F = { -8, -5, -3, 1,4,7...,}
Answer: F = {-8, -5, -3, 1,4,7, ​10,13,16,19,21​,...}

4. Given the following six sets, answer true or false to the statement (a) through (n)
<no. 5, p. 14, ​answer a-n​>
A=( ] B= {4,8,12,...,94,100} C = [-1,6]
D = (-1, 6) E = {-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6} F=( )
a. Problem:
Answer: True
b. Problem:
Answer: False
c. Problem
Answer: True
d. Problem:
Answer: Flase
e. Problem:
Answer: True
f. Problem:
Answer:False
g. Problem:
Answer:True
h. Problem:
Answer: False
i. Problem:
Answer:False

j. Problem:
Answer: False
 k. Problem:
Answer: False
l. Problem:
Answer: False
m. Problem:
Answer: True
n. Problem:
Answer:False

5. Given the following collection of sets, find in each parts of (a), (b). and (c) all the
relationships of equality , subsets, and proper subsets existing between pairs of them:
<no. 6, p. 15, ​answer a-c​>
a. Problem: A = {-1,1,4} B = (-1,4) C = D = [-1,4]
Answer: A⊈B, B⊈A, A=C, C=A, A⊂D, D⊈A, B⊈C, C⊈B, B⊂D, D⊈B, C⊂D,
D⊈C
b. Problem: A = { } B= C = [0,1] D =

Answer:A⊈B, B⊈A, A⊈C, C⊂A, A⊂D, D⊈A, B⊈C, C⊈B, B⊂D, D⊈B, C⊂D,
D⊈C
c. Problem: A = { } B= {-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4} C =
Answer:A⊂B, A⊂C, B=C, B⊈A, C⊈A, C=B

6. Throughout this problem, ​assume ​the statement is true:

<no. 9, p. 15, ​answer (ii) and (v)>
(a) Calculate for:
(ii) Problem: S = {a,b,c,d}

Answer:
(v) Problem: S =
Answer: