MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Use set notation to list all of the elements of this set:
{y : y is an even natural number less than 6}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Use set notation to list all of the elements of this set:
{-21, -17, -13, … , 7}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Use set-builder notation to express this set:
{6, 12, 18, 24, …}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Is this set well defined?
{x : x lives in Texas}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Is this set well defined?
{t : t has a nice house}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Replace ‘#’ with ‘∈’ or ‘∉ ’ to make the statement true:
16 # {x : x is a rational number}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Find n(A) for the following set A.
A = {103, 104, 105, 106, … , 123}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Find n(A) for the following set A.
A = {x:x is a woman who served as U.S. Vice President before 1900}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Describe the following set as either finite or infinite.
{All multiples of 4 that are greater than 19}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Describe the following set as either finite or infinite.
{All multiples of 4 that are greater than 19}
{y : y is a number between 7 and 14}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Describe the following set as either finite or infinite.
{All multiples of 4 that are greater than 19}
{y : y is a number between 7 and 14}
{y : y is a number between 7 and 14}
MATH 110 Sec 2-1: The Language of Sets
Practice Exercises
Use table info below to describe this set in an alternative way:
{Class A, Class B, Class D, Class E, Class F}
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
Class E
Class F
Class G
Humanities Writing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Culture
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Diversity
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes