Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Set Theory - Exercise Set 6.2 - Page 366: 27

Answer

$For\,\,all\,\,subsets\,\,A\,\,of\,\,a\,\,universal\,\,set\,U,\,\,A\cap A^{c}=\varnothing \\ proof:\,\,\\ To\,\,prove\,\,that\,\,a\,\,set\,\,A\cap A^{c}\,\,is\,\,equal\,\,to\,\,the\,\,empty\,\,set\,\, \varnothing ,\\ prove\,\,that\,\,A\cap A^{c}\,\,has\,\,no\,\,elements. \\ To\,\, do\,\,this, suppose\,\,A\cap A^{c} \,\,has\,\,an\,element\,\,and\,\,derive\,\,a\,\,contradiction \\ so\,\,suppose\,\,A\cap A^{c}\neq \varnothing \\ x\in \,\,A\cap A^{c} \\ x\in A\,\,and\,\,x\in A^{c}\,\,(by\,\,def.\,\,of\,\,inter\! section )\\ by\,\,def.\,\,of\,\,complement \\ x\in A\,\,and\,\,x\notin A (this\,\,is\,\,a\,\,contradiction) \\ so\,\,A\cap A^{c}=\varnothing $

Work Step by Step

$For\,\,all\,\,subsets\,\,A\,\,of\,\,a\,\,universal\,\,set\,U,\,\,A\cap A^{c}=\varnothing \\ proof:\,\,\\ To\,\,prove\,\,that\,\,a\,\,set\,\,A\cap A^{c}\,\,is\,\,equal\,\,to\,\,the\,\,empty\,\,set\,\, \varnothing ,\\ prove\,\,that\,\,A\cap A^{c}\,\,has\,\,no\,\,elements. \\ To\,\, do\,\,this, suppose\,\,A\cap A^{c} \,\,has\,\,an\,element\,\,and\,\,derive\,\,a\,\,contradiction \\ so\,\,suppose\,\,A\cap A^{c}\neq \varnothing \\ x\in \,\,A\cap A^{c} \\ x\in A\,\,and\,\,x\in A^{c}\,\,(by\,\,def.\,\,of\,\,inter\! section )\\ by\,\,def.\,\,of\,\,complement \\ x\in A\,\,and\,\,x\notin A (this\,\,is\,\,a\,\,contradiction) \\ so\,\,A\cap A^{c}=\varnothing $
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