Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Set Theory - Exercise Set 6.2 - Page 366: 28

Answer

$U^{c}=\varnothing \\ To\,\,prove\,\,that\,\,a\,\,set\,\,U^{c}\,\,is\,\,equal\,\,to\,\,the\,\,empty\,\,set\,\, \varnothing ,\\ prove\,\,that\,\,U^{c}\,\,has\,\,no\,\,elements. \\ To\,\, do\,\,this, suppose\,\,U^{c} \,\,has\,\,an\,element\,\,and\,\,derive\,\,a\,\,contradiction \\ suppose\,\,x\in U^{c}\,\,(by\,\,def.\,\,of\,\,complement )\Rightarrow x\notin U \\ (this\,\,is\,\,a\,\,contradiction)\\ because\,\,by\,\,def.\,\,\,\,a\,\,universal\,set\,\,contain\,all\,elements\,\\ so\,\,U^{c}=\varnothing $

Work Step by Step

$U^{c}=\varnothing \\ To\,\,prove\,\,that\,\,a\,\,set\,\,U^{c}\,\,is\,\,equal\,\,to\,\,the\,\,empty\,\,set\,\, \varnothing ,\\ prove\,\,that\,\,U^{c}\,\,has\,\,no\,\,elements. \\ To\,\, do\,\,this, suppose\,\,U^{c} \,\,has\,\,an\,element\,\,and\,\,derive\,\,a\,\,contradiction \\ suppose\,\,x\in U^{c}\,\,(by\,\,def.\,\,\,complement )\Rightarrow x\notin U \\ (this\,\,is\,\,a\,\,contradiction)\\ because\,\,by\,\,def.\,\,of\,\,a\,\,universal\,set\,\,contain\,all\,elements\,\\ so\,\,U^{c}=\varnothing $
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