GRE Subject Test: Math : Relations

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Example Questions

Example Question #131 : Other Topics

Evaluate 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, do both of the parentheses. Do the intersection of sets A and C, which means to include elements in common to both.

Then do the union of sets B and D, which means to include all the elements in both sets without including duplicates.

Finally, do the intersection of your answers from the two parentheses including the elements common to both.

Example Question #631 : Gre Subject Test: Math

What is the intersection of:

 and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Recall what is the definition of the intersection of two sets.

The intersection of any two sets is defined as another set that contains only the shared elements between the two sets.

Step 2: Find the elements that are shared...

The elements that are shared are: .

Step 3: Write the answer in the correct form:

Example Question #11 : Real Analysis

What is ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 means the union of set B and set C. Union means to include all the numbers that are in either set B or set C (without listing duplicates twice). The numbers 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, and 11 appear in B and the numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12 appear in C. Including all of those numbers in the set symbol gives the correct answer.

Example Question #631 : Gre Subject Test: Math



What is the value of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When you see a letter with the prime symbol, that means complement. Complement tells you to take whatever is NOT in that set and what is in the universal set. You could also say you are eliminating the numbers in the universal set that are in the set you are complementing.

The universal set is

Set

Taking the numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10 out of the universal set you get the answer

Example Question #132 : Other Topics

Evaluate 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The prime symbol means to take the complement of set D. To find a complement, you want to only include the numbers in the universal set that do not appear in the set being complemented.

If set  

and the universal set is 

The numbers you want to include are everything in the universal set except 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12

This leaves the numbers

Example Question #21 : Real Analysis

Evaluate 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A complement symbol means you want to only include the numbers in the universal set that do not appear in the set being complemented.

However, all the numbers in the universal set appear in itself. This means the complement of ANY universal set is the empty set.

Example Question #141 : Other Topics

Evaluate 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Always work in parentheses first. First, you need to solve the union of sets A and B. Union means to include everything in both sets without repeating any duplicates.

Now take the complement of this by including the numbers in the universal set that do not appear in A union B. This leaves

Example Question #2 : Complements

If angle , find angle  if angles  and  are complementary. 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Step 1: Recall the definition of Complementary angles. 

Two angles are complementary if the sum of the two angles is ALWAYS .

Step 2: If the sum of the angles is , then we can subtract the other one to find the missing angle...

So, 

Example Question #141 : Other Topics

Using DeMorgan's law, which of the following is equivalent to the statement

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The easiest way to remember DeMorgan's law is that you flip the symbol upside down (which changes union to intersection and vice versa), complement both sets (remembering that the complement of a complement is just that set), and either remove parentheses or add parentheses and place the complement symbol outside of it

Flip the intersection symbol to a union, complement both sets, and add parentheses with the complement symbol outside of it.

Example Question #142 : Other Topics

Use DeMorgan's law to write a statement that is equivalent to the following statement

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The easiest way to remember DeMorgan's law is that you flip the symbol upside down (which changes union to intersection and vice versa), complement both sets (remembering that the complement of a complement is just that set), and either remove parentheses or add parentheses and place the complement symbol outside of it.

Flip the symbol from an intersection to a union, complement both sets, and remove the parentheses.

 is equivalent to the original statement

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