Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-49539-132-6

Chapter 7 - Functions - Exercise Set 7.1 - Page 396: 44

Answer

$F(A-B)\neq F(A)-F(B)\\ counter\,example:\\ $ $X=\left \{ 5,6 \right \},Y=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ A=X,B=\left \{ 6 \right \}\\ F:X\rightarrow Y ,\,\,\,F(5)=F(6)=7 \\ A-B=\left \{ 5 \right \}\\ F(A-B)=F(\left \{ 5 \right \})=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ F(A)=F(\left \{ 5,6 \right \})=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ F(B)=F(\left \{ 6 \right \})=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ F(A)-F(B)=\varnothing \\ F(A-B)=\left \{ 7 \right \}\,but\,F(A)-F(B)=\varnothing \\ so\,F(A-B)\neq F(A)-F(B) $

Work Step by Step

$X=\left \{ 5,6 \right \},Y=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ A=X,B=\left \{ 6 \right \}\\ F:X\rightarrow Y ,\,\,\,F(5)=F(6)=7 \\ A-B=\left \{ 5 \right \}\\ F(A-B)=F(\left \{ 5 \right \})=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ F(A)=F(\left \{ 5,6 \right \})=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ F(B)=F(\left \{ 6 \right \})=\left \{ 7 \right \}\\ F(A)-F(B)=\varnothing \\ F(A-B)=\left \{ 7 \right \}\,but\,F(A)-F(B)=\varnothing \\ so\,F(A-B)\neq F(A)-F(B) $
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