If A = {1,2,3,4} and B = {3,4,5,6}, what is A ∩ (B \ A)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: ∅
First calculate the difference B \ A, which contains elements of B that are not in A. Since 3 and 4 are already in A, B \ A = {5,6}. Now intersect {5,6} with A = {1,2,3,4}. There are no common elements, so A ∩ (B \ A) = ∅. Option C is only the difference, not the final intersection.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
∅
Why is this the correct answer?
First calculate the difference B \ A, which contains elements of B that are not in A. Since 3 and 4 are already in A, B \ A = {5,6}. Now intersect {5,6} with A = {1,2,3,4}. There are no common elements, so A ∩ (B \ A) = ∅. Option C is only the difference, not the final intersection.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sets. Topic: Operations on Sets (Union, Intersection, Difference).