Topic Question Set


Q 11 :

In a survey it is to be found that 70% of employees like bananas and 64% like apples. If x% like both bananas and apples, then

  • x34

     

  • x64

     

  • 34x64

     

  • All of these

     

(3)

Let A and B denote the set of employees who like bananas and apples respectively and total number of employees be 100.

  n(A)=70,  n(B)=64,  n(U)=100  and  n(AB)=x

Now, n(AB)100

  n(A)+n(B)-n(AB)100

  70+64-x100x34                  ...(i)

Also, ABB

  n(AB)n(B)x64                      ...(ii)

By (i) and (ii), we have 34x64



Q 12 :

If A and B are not disjoint sets, then n(AB) is equal to

  • n(A)+n(B)

     

  • n(A)+n(B)n(AB)

     

  • n(A)+n(B)+n(AB)

     

  • n(A) n(B)

     

(2)

Since A,B are not disjoint sets,

  ABϕ

So, n(AB)0

So, n(AB)=n(A)+n(B)-n(AB)



Q 13 :

Given n(U)=20, n(A)=12, n(B)=9, n(AB)=4, where U is the universal set, A and B are subsets of U, then n[(AB)c] equals to

  • 17

     

  • 9

     

  • 11

     

  • 3

     

(4)

n[(AB)C]=n(U)-n(AB)

=20-(n(A)+n(B)-n(AB))

=20-(12+9-4)=20-17=3



Q 14 :

If Na={an:nN}, then N5N7 = (Here N is the set of natural numbers)

  • N7

     

  • N

     

  • N35

     

  • N5

     

(3)

Na={an:nN}

N5={5,10,15,20,25,}

N7={7,14,21,28,35,}

N5N7={35,70,105,}=N35

  N5N7=N35



Q 15 :

A & B are subsets of universal set U such that n(U)=800, n(A)=300, n(B)=400 & n(AB)=100. The number of elements in the set AcBc is

  • 100

     

  • 200

     

  • 300

     

  • 400

     

(2)

n(AB)=n(A)+n(B)-n(AB)=300+400-100=600

n(AB)c=n(U)-n(AB)=800-600=200

  n(AcBc)=n(AB)c=200



Q 16 :

In a certain town 25% families own a cell phone, 15% families own a scooter and 65% families own neither a cell phone nor a scooter. If 1500 families own both a cell phone and a scooter, then the total number of families in the town is

  • 10,000

     

  • 20,000

     

  • 30,000

     

  • 40,000

     

(3)

 



Q 17 :

If A, B and C are three sets such that AB=AC and AB=AC, then

  • A=C

     

  • B=C

     

  • AB=ϕ

     

  • A=B

     

(2)

Let xC and xAxAC

xAB. Thus xB                (AC=AB)

Again suppose xC and xAxCA

xBAxB

Thus in both cases xCxB

Hence CB                            ...(1)

Similarly we can show that BC              ...(2)

Combining (1) and (2), we get B=C



Q 18 :

For any two sets A and B, A(AB) equals

  • B

     

  • AB

     

  • AB

     

  • AcBc

     

(3)

A-(A-B)=A(ABc)c=A(AcB)

=ϕ(AB)=AB



Q 19 :

Given A={xx is a root of x2-1=0}, B={xx is a root of x2-2x+1=0}. Then

  • AB=A

     

  • AB=ϕ

     

  • AB=A

     

  • AB=ϕ

     

(3)

We have A={xx is a root of x2-1=0}={xx is a root of (x-1)(x+1)=0}A={1,-1}

B={xx is a root of x2-2x+1=0}={xx is a root of (x-1)2=0}

B={1}

AB={1,-1}=A



Q 20 :

A set contains n elements. The power set contains

  • n elements

     

  • 2n elements

     

  • n2 elements

     

  • None of these

     

(2)

Total number of elements in power set of a set containing n elements = 2n.



Q 21 :

In a group of 80 students, 50 play football, 45 play cricket and each student plays either football or cricket. Find the number of students who play both the games.

  • 12

     

  • 14

     

  • 15

     

  • 18

     

(3)

Let F be the set of the students who play football and C be the set of students who play cricket.

Then n(F)=50 and n(C)=45.

Since each of the 80 students play atleast one of the two games,

we have n(FC)=80.

n(FC)=n(F)+n(C)-n(FC)=50+45-80=15.



Q 22 :

There are 100 students in a class. In an examination, 50 of them failed in Mathematics, 45 failed in Physics, 40 failed in Biology and 32 failed in exactly two of three subjects. Only one student passed in all the subjects. Then the number of students failing in all the three subjects

  • is 12

     

  • is 4

     

  • is 2

     

  • cannot be determined from the given information

     

(3)

Given, n(M)=50, n(P)=45, n(B)=40 and 

n(MP)+n(PB)+n(BM)-3n(MPB)=32

n(MPB)=100-1=99

  n(MPB)=n(M)+n(P)+n(B)-n(MP)-n(PB)-n(BM)+n(MPB)

  99=50+45+40-32-2n(MPB)

  -4=-2n(MPB)n(MPB)=2



Q 23 :

Suppose A1,A2,,A30 are thirty sets each with five elements and B1,B2,,Bn are 'n' sets each with three elements.

Let  i=130Ai=j=1nBj=S

Assume that each element of S belongs to exactly ten of Ai's and exactly 9 of Bj's, then the value of n is

  • 90

     

  • 15

     

  • 9

     

  • 45

     

(4)

Since each Ai has 5 elements, and each element of S belongs to exactly 10 of the Ai's

  S=i=130Ain(S)=110i=130n(Ai)

=110×5×30=15                          ...(i)

Again each Bj has 3 elements and each element of S belongs to exactly 9 of Bj's,

S=j=1nBjn(S)=19j=1nn(Bj)

=19×3n=n3                                    ...(ii)

From (i) and (ii) we get

n3=15n=45



Q 24 :

If X={4n-3n-1: nN} and Y={9(n-1):nN}, where N is the set of natural numbers, then XY is equal to

  • Y-X

     

  • X

     

  • Y

     

  • N

     

(3)

X={4n-3n-1},    Y={9(n-1):nN}

4n-3n-1=(1+3)n-3n-1

=(1+C1n3+C2n32++3n)-3n-1

=(1+3n)+9(C2n++3n-2)-3n-1

=9(C2n++3n-2),  n2=9k

Also for n=14n-3n-1=0, a multiple of 9

Every element in X is a multiple of 9. But Y contains all multiples of 9. Hence XY=Y.



Q 25 :

In a class of 60 students, 25 students play cricket and 20 students play tennis and 10 students play both the games, then the number of students who play neither is

  • 45

     

  • 0

     

  • 25

     

  • 35

     

(3)

Total number of students, (N)=60

Let n(C) be the number of students who play cricket and n(T) be the number of students who play tennis.

  n(C)=25,  n(T)=20,  n(CT)=10

So, n(CT)=n(C)+n(T)-n(TC)=25+20-10=35

Now, number of students who play neither game

=n(CT)'=N-n(CT)=60-35=25



Q 26 :

If A={5n-4n-1:nN} and B={16(n-1):nN}, then

  • A=B

     

  • AB=ϕ

     

  • AB

     

  • BA

     

(3)

 



Q 27 :

If A and B are disjoint sets, then BA, where A is complement of A is equal to

  • A

     

  • B

     

  • A

     

  • B

     

(2)

A and B are disjoint sets.

  AB=ϕ

BA'=B-A=B         [ B & A are disjoint sets]



Q 28 :

Let X={nN:1n50}. If A={nX:n is a multiple of 2} and B={nX:n is a multiple of 7}, then the number of elements in the smallest subset of X containing both A and B is ________.



(29)

Given, A={nX:n is a multiple of 2}={2,4,6,,50}

B={nX:n is a multiple of 7}={7,14,21,28,35,42,49}

Smallest subset of X containing both A and B will be AB.

  n(AB)=n(A)+n(B)-n(AB)=25+7-3=29



Q 29 :

Let A={1,2,3,4,5,6,7}. Define B={TA: either 1T or 2T} and C={TA:T the sum of all the elements of T is a prime number}. Then the number of elements in the set BC is ______.



(107)

 



Q 30 :

The number of elements in the set {n:|n2-10n+19|<6} is ________.



(6)

We have,  |n2-10n+19|<6,  n

 |(n-5)2-6|<60<(n-5)2<12

 (n-5)2=1,4,9n-5=±1,±2,±3

  6 values of n exist.



Q 31 :

The number of elements in the set {n:10n100 and 3n-3 is a multiple of 7} is __________.



(15)

3n-3=7k,  kZ3n=7k+3,  kZ                   ...(i)

Now, 33 mod 7

33-1 mod 7

361 mod 7

373 mod 7

3133 mod 7

  n=1,7,13, will satisfy equation (i).

This forms an A.P. with common difference 6.

Now,   n[10,100]

  n=13,19,

Now,  13+(n-1)·610013+6n-6100

6n100-76n93n15.5n=15

So, there are 15 such numbers.



Q 32 :

Number of integral values of x, satisfying the equation [x]2-5[x]+6=0, where [·] denotes the greatest integer function is _______.
 



(2)

[x]=5±25-242·1=5±12=3,2



Q 33 :

In a class of 35 students, 24 like to play cricket and 16 like to play football. Also, each student likes to play at least one of the two games. How many students like to play both cricket and football?



(5)

Let X be the set of students who like to play cricket and Y be the set of students who like to play football. Then, XY is the set of students who like to play at least one game, and XY is the set of students who like to play both games.

Given, n(X)=24, n(Y)=16,  n(XY)=35

Using n(XY)=n(X)+n(Y)-n(XY),

we get 35=24+16-n(XY)

Thus, n(XY)=5



Q 34 :

If set A = {1, 3, 5}, then number of elements in P{P(A)} is 2l, where l is ______.



(8)

Given, A={1,3,5}

  n{P(A)}=23=8

  n[P{P(A)}]=28



Q 35 :

Let A={nN:H.C.F.(n,45)=1} and Let B={2k:k{1,2,,100}}. Then the sum of all the elements of AB is ________.



(5264)

We have A={nN:H.C.F.(n,45)=1}

B={2k:k{1,2,,100}}

B={2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,,200}

Let the subset of B, elements of which are divisible by 3.

X={6,12,18,,198}n(X)=33

Let the subset of B, elements of which are divisible by 5.

Y={10,20,30,,200}n(Y)=20

Let the subset of B, elements of which are divisible by both 3 and 5.

XY={30,60,,180},    n(XY)=6

Required sum=B-[X+Y-(XY)]

=10100-(3366+2100-630)=5264



Q 36 :

If A is the void set ϕ, then P(A) has just one element ϕ, i.e., P(ϕ)={ϕ}. So number of elements of P[P(P(ϕ))] is _________.



(4)

We have, P(ϕ)={ϕ}

  P(P(ϕ))={ϕ,{ϕ}}P[P(P(ϕ))]={ϕ, {ϕ}, {{ϕ}}, {ϕ, {ϕ}}}



Q 37 :

Given n(U)=20, n(A)=12, n(B)=9, n(AB)=4, where U is the universal set, A and B are subsets of U, then n[(AB)c] equals to ______.



(3)

n[(AB)c]=n(U)-n(AB)

=20-(n(A)+n(B)-n(AB))=20-(12+9-4)=20-17=3