Exercise · ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Let \(A = \{1,\ldots,10\}\) and \(B = \{2,4,6,8,10,12\}\). What is \(A \setminus B\)?
Choose one option.
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- A. \(\{1,3,5,7,9\}\)
Explanation
The even numbers in \(A\) all lie in \(B\), and 12 is not in \(A\), so it changes nothing. The odd numbers \(\{1,3,5,7,9\}\) remain.
Review the concept: Relative complement
The relative complement of \(B\) in \(A\) is the set \(A \setminus B\) of elements of \(A\) that do not belong to \(B\).
\[A \setminus B = \{x \in A : x \notin B\}\]
More practice problems: relative complement
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-001 What does x ∈ A setminus B mean?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-002 If A = \a,b,c\ and B = \b\, what is A setminus B?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-003 What is A setminus A?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-004 What relation does A setminus B satisfy with A?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-006 Which statement is true for any sets A and B?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-007 How many elements does \2,4\ setminus A have, if A = \1,2,3,4\?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-008 If A setminus B = ∅, what can be concluded?
- ZW-RELATIVE-COMPLEMENT-009 Let A = \1,…,20\, B_1 = A setminus \x : x is even\ and B_2 = A setminus B_1. What is B_2?