ncert solution for class 11 maths chapter 1 sets theory

All definitions and concept of sets theory. 

S.No.	Sets
	Exercise 1.1
1	Which of the following are sets ? Justify your asnwer.(i) The collection of all the months of a year beginning with the letter J.(ii) The collection of ten most talented writers of India.(iii) A team of eleven best-cricket batsmen of the world.(iv) The collection of all boys in your class.(v) The collection of all natural numbers less than 100.(vi) A collection of novels written by the writer Munshi Prem Chand.(vii) The collection of all even integers. (viii) The collection of questions in this Chapter.(ix) A collection of most dangerous animals of the world.
2	(ix) A collection of most dangerous animals of the world.2. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Insert the appropriate symbol ∈ or ∉ in the blankspaces:(i) 5. . .A (ii) 8 . . . A (iii) 0. . .A(iv) 4. . . A (v) 2. . .A (vi) 10. . .A
3	Write the following sets in roster form:(i) A = {x : x is an integer and –3 < x < 7}(ii) B = {x : x is a natural number less than 6}(iii) C = {x : x is a two-digit natural number such that the sum of its digits is 8}(iv) D = {x : x is a prime number which is divisor of 60}(v) E = The set of all letters in the word TRIGONOMETRY(vi) F = The set of all letters in the word BETTER
4	Write the following sets in the set-builder form :(i) (3, 6, 9, 12} (ii) {2,4,8,16,32} (iii) {5, 25, 125, 625}(iv) {2, 4, 6, . . .} (v) {1,4,9, . . .,100}
5	List all the elements of the following sets :(i) A = {x : x is an odd natural number}(ii) B = {x : x is an integer,12– < x <92 }(iii) C = {x : x is an integer, x2 ≤ 4}(iv) D = {x : x is a letter in the word “LOYAL”}(v) E = {x : x is a month of a year not having 31 days}(vi) F = {x : x is a consonant in the English alphabet which precedes k }.
6	Match each of the set on the left in the roster form with the same set on the rightdescribed in set-builder form:(i) {1, 2, 3, 6} (a) {x : x is a prime number and a divisor of 6}(ii) {2, 3} (b) {x : x is an odd natural number less than 10}(iii) {M,A,T,H,E,I,C,S} (c) {x : x is natural number and divisor of 6}(iv) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} (d) {x : x is a letter of the word MATHEMATICS}.
	EXERCISE 1.2
1	Which of the following sets are finite or infinite (i) The set of months of a year (ii) {1, 2, 3, . . .} (iii) {1, 2, 3, . . .99, 100} (iv) The set of positive integers greater than 100 (v) The set of prime numbers less than 99
2	State whether each of the following set is finite or infinite: (i) The set of lines which are parallel to the x-axis (ii) The set of letters in the English alphabet (iii) The set of numbers which are multiple of 5 (iv) The set of animals living on the earth (v) The set of circles passing through the origin (0,0)
3	In the following, state whether A = B or not: (i) A = { a, b, c, d } B = { d, c, b, a } (ii) A = { 4, 8, 12, 16 } B = { 8, 4, 16, 18} (iii) A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} B = { x : x is positive even integer and x ≤ 10} (iv) A = { x : x is a multiple of 10}, B = { 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, . . . }
4	Are the following pair of sets equal ? Give reasons. (i) A = {2, 3}, B = {x : x is solution of x2 + 5x + 6 = 0} (ii) A = { x : x is a letter in the word FOLLOW} B = { y : y is a letter in the word WOLF}
5	From the sets given below, select equal sets :A = { 2, 4, 8, 12}, B = { 1, 2, 3, 4}, C = { 4, 8, 12, 14}, D = { 3, 1, 4, 2}E = {–1, 1}, F = { 0, a}, G = {1, –1}, H = { 0, 1}
	EXERCISE 1.3
1	Make correct statements by filling in the symbols ⊂ or ⊄ in the blank spaces :(i) { 2, 3, 4 } . . . { 1, 2, 3, 4,5 } (ii) { a, b, c } . . . { b, c, d }(iii) {x : x is a student of Class XI of your school}. . .{x : x student of your school}(iv) {x : x is a circle in the plane} . . .{x : x is a circle in the same plane withradius 1 unit}(v) {x : x is a triangle in a plane} . . . {x : x is a rectangle in the plane}(vi) {x : x is an equilateral triangle in a plane} . . . {x : x is a triangle in the same plane}(vii) {x : x is an even natural number} . . . {x : x is an integer}
2	Examine whether the following statements are true or false:(i) { a, b } ⊄ { b, c, a }(ii) { a, e } ⊂ { x : x is a vowel in the English alphabet}(iii) { 1, 2, 3 } ⊂ { 1, 3, 5 }(iv) { a }⊂ { a, b, c }(v) { a }∈ { a, b, c }(vi) { x : x is an even natural number less than 6} ⊂ { x : x is a natural numberwhich divides 36}
3	Write down all the subsets of the following sets(i) {a} (ii) {a, b} (iii) {1, 2, 3} (iv) φ
4	How many elements has P(A), if A = φ?
5	Write the following as intervals : (i) {x : x ∈ R, – 4 < x ≤ 6} (ii) {x : x ∈ R, – 12 < x < –10} (iii) {x : x ∈ R, 0 ≤ x < 7} (iv) {x : x ∈ R, 3 ≤ x ≤ 4}
6	Write the following intervals in set-builder form : (i) (– 3, 0) (ii) [6 , 12] (iii) (6, 12] (iv) [–23, 5)
7	What universal set(s) would you propose for each of the following : (i) The set of right triangles. (ii) The set of isosceles triangles
8	Given the sets A = {1, 3, 5}, B = {2, 4, 6} and C = {0, 2, 4, 6, 8}, which of the following may be considered as universal set (s) for all the three sets A, B and C(i) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}(ii) φ(iii) {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}(iv) {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
	EXERCISE 1.4
1	Find the union of each of the following pairs of sets :(i) X = {1, 3, 5} Y = {1, 2, 3}(ii) A = [ a, e, i, o, u} B = {a, b, c}(iii) A = {x : x is a natural number and multiple of 3}B = {x : x is a natural number less than 6}(iv) A = {x : x is a natural number and 1 < x ≤ 6 }B = {x : x is a natural number and 6 < x < 10 }(v) A = {1, 2, 3}, B = φ
2	Let A = { a, b }, B = {a, b, c}. Is A ⊂ B ? What is A ∪ B ?
3	If A and B are two sets such that A ⊂ B, then what is A ∪ B ?
4	If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {3, 4, 5, 6}, C = {5, 6, 7, 8 }and D = { 7, 8, 9, 10 }; find (i) A ∪ B (ii) A ∪ C (iii) B ∪ C (iv) B ∪ D(v) A ∪ B ∪ C (vi) A ∪ B ∪ D (vii) B ∪ C ∪ D
5	Find the intersection of each pair of sets of question 1 above.
6	If A = { 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 }, B = {7, 9, 11, 13}, C = {11, 13, 15}and D = {15, 17}; find(i) A ∩ B (ii) B ∩ C (iii) A ∩ C ∩ D(iv) A ∩ C (v) B ∩ D (vi) A ∩ (B ∪ C)(vii) A ∩ D (viii) A ∩ (B ∪ D) (ix) ( A ∩ B ) ∩ ( B ∪ C )(x) ( A ∪ D) ∩ ( B ∪ C)
7	If A = {x : x is a natural number }, B = {x : x is an even natural number} C = {x : x is an odd natural number}andD = {x : x is a prime number }, find (i) A ∩ B (ii) A ∩ C (iii) A ∩ D (iv) B ∩ C (v) B ∩ D (vi) C ∩ D
8	Which of the following pairs of sets are disjoint (i) {1, 2, 3, 4} and {x : x is a natural number and 4 ≤ x ≤ 6 } (ii) { a, e, i, o, u } and { c, d, e, f } (iii) {x : x is an even integer } and {x : x is an odd integer}
9	If A = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21}, B = { 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 },C = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 }, D = {5, 10, 15, 20 }; find(i) A – B (ii) A – C (iii) A – D (iv) B – A(v) C – A (vi) D – A (vii) B – C (viii) B – D(ix) C – B (x) D – B (xi) C – D (xii) D – C
10	If X= { a, b, c, d } and Y = { f, b, d, g}, find(i) X – Y (ii) Y – X (iii) X ∩ Y
11	If R is the set of real numbers and Q is the set of rational numbers, then what is R – Q?
12	State whether each of the following statement is true or false. Justify your answer. (i) { 2, 3, 4, 5 } and { 3, 6} are disjoint sets. (ii) { a, e, i, o, u } and { a, b, c, d }are disjoint sets. (iii) { 2, 6, 10, 14 } and { 3, 7, 11, 15} are disjoint sets. (iv) { 2, 6, 10 } and { 3, 7, 11} are disjoint sets.
	EXERCISE 1.5
1	Let U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, A = { 1, 2, 3, 4}, B = { 2, 4, 6, 8 } andC = { 3, 4, 5, 6 }. Find (i) A′ (ii) B′ (iii) (A ∪ C)′ (iv) (A ∪ B)′ (v) (A′)′(vi) (B – C)′
2	If U = { a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}, find the complements of the following sets :(i) A = {a, b, c} (ii) B = {d, e, f, g}(iii) C = {a, c, e, g} (iv) D = { f, g, h, a}
3	Taking the set of natural numbers as the universal set, write down the complementsof the following sets:(i) {x : x is an even natural number} (ii) { x : x is an odd natural number }(iii) {x : x is a positive multiple of 3} (iv) { x : x is a prime number }(v) {x : x is a natural number divisible by 3 and 5}(vi) { x : x is a perfect square } (vii) { x : x is a perfect cube}(viii) { x : x + 5 = 8 } (ix) { x : 2x + 5 = 9}(x) { x : x ≥ 7 } (xi) { x : x ∈ N and 2x + 1 > 10 }
4	If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = { 2, 3, 5, 7}. Verify that (i) (A ∪ B)′ = A′ ∩ B′ (ii) (A ∩ B)′ = A′ ∪ B′
5	Draw appropriate Venn diagram for each of the following : (i) (A ∪ B)′, (ii) A′ ∩ B′, (iii) (A ∩ B)′, (iv) A′ ∪ B′
6	Let U be the set of all triangles in a plane. If A is the set of all triangles with at least one angle different from 60°, what is A′?
7	Fill in the blanks to make each of the following a true statement : (i) A ∪ A′ = . . . (ii) φ′ ∩ A = . . . (iii) A ∩ A′ = . . . (iv) U′ ∩ A = . . .
	EXERCISE 1.6
1	If X and Y are two sets such that n ( X ) = 17, n ( Y ) = 23 and n ( X ∪ Y ) = 38,find n ( X ∩ Y ).
2	If X and Y are two sets such that X ∪ Y has 18 elements, X has 8 elements andY has 15 elements ; how many elements does X ∩ Y have?
3	In a group of 400 people, 250 can speak Hindi and 200 can speak English. Howmany people can speak both Hindi and English?
4	If S and T are two sets such that S has 21 elements, T has 32 elements, and S ∩ T has 11 elements, how many elements does S ∪ T have?
5	If X and Y are two sets such that X has 40 elements, X ∪ Y has 60 elements andX ∩ Y has 10 elements, how many elements does Y have?
6	In a group of 70 people, 37 like coffee, 52 like tea and each person likes at leastone of the two drinks. How many people like both coffee and tea?
7	In a group of 65 people, 40 like cricket, 10 like both cricket and tennis. How many like tennis only and not cricket? How many like tennis?
8	In a committee, 50 people speak French, 20 speak Spanish and 10 speak bothSpanish and French. How many speak at least one of these two languages?
.....	Miscellaneous Exercise on Chapter 1
1	Decide, among the following sets, which sets are subsets of one and another: A = { x : x ∈ R and x satisfy x2 – 8x + 12 = 0 }, B = { 2, 4, 6 }, C = { 2, 4, 6, 8, . . . }, D = { 6 }.
2	In each of the following, determine whether the statement is true or false. If it istrue, prove it. If it is false, give an example.(i) If x ∈ A and A ∈ B , then x ∈ B(ii) If A ⊂ B and B ∈ C , then A ∈ C(iii) If A ⊂ B and B ⊂ C , then A ⊂ C(iv) If A ⊄ B and B ⊄ C , then A ⊄ C(v) If x ∈ A and A ⊄ B , then x ∈ B(vi) If A ⊂ B and x ∉ B , then x ∉ A
3	Let A, B, and C be the sets such that A ∪ B = A ∪ C and A ∩ B = A ∩ C. Showthat B = C.
4	Show that the following four conditions are equivalent :(i) A ⊂ B(ii) A – B = φ (iii) A ∪ B = B (iv) A ∩ B = A
5	Show that if A ⊂ B, then C – B ⊂ C – A.
6	Assume that P ( A ) = P ( B ). Show that A = B
7	Is it true that for any sets A and B, P ( A ) ∪ P ( B ) = P ( A ∪ B )? Justify youranswer.
8	Show that for any sets A and B, A = ( A ∩ B ) ∪ ( A – B ) and A ∪ ( B – A ) = ( A ∪ B )
9	Using properties of sets, show that (i) A ∪ ( A ∩ B ) = A (ii) A ∩ ( A ∪ B ) = A.
10	Show that A ∩ B = A ∩ C need not imply B = C.
11	Let A and B be sets. If A ∩ X = B ∩ X = φ and A ∪ X = B ∪ X for some set X, show that A = B.
12	Find sets A, B and C such that A ∩ B, B ∩ C and A ∩ C are non-emptysets and A ∩ B ∩ C = φ.
13	In a survey of 600 students in a school, 150 students were found to be taking teaand 225 taking coffee, 100 were taking both tea and coffee. Find how manystudents were taking neither tea nor coffee?
14	In a group of students, 100 students know Hindi, 50 know English and 25 knowboth. Each of the students knows either Hindi or English. How many studentsare there in the group?
15	In a survey of 60 people, it was found that 25 people read newspaper H, 26 readnewspaper T, 26 read newspaper I, 9 read both H and I, 11 read both H and T,8 read both T and I, 3 read all three newspapers. Find:(i) the number of people who read at least one of the newspapers.(ii) the number of people who read exactly one newspaper.
16	In a survey it was found that 21 people liked product A, 26 liked product B and29 liked product C. If 14 people liked products A and B, 12 people liked productsC and A, 14 people liked products B and C and 8 liked all the three products.Find how many liked product C only.