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KCET · Maths · Sets and Relations

\(A\) and \(B\) are two sets having 3 and 6 elements respectively.
Consider the following statements.
Statement (I): Minimum number of elements in AUB is 3
Statement (II): Maximum number of elements in AB is 3
Which of the following is correct?

  1. A Statement (I) is true, statement (II) is false
  2. B Statement (1) is false, statement (II) is true
  3. C Both statements (1) and (II) are true
  4. D Both statements (I) and (II) are false
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Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(B) Statement (1) is false, statement (II) is true

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Detailed explanation

\(\begin{aligned} & |A|=3 \\ & |B|=6 \\ & |A \cup B|=|A|+|B|-|A \cap B| \\ & \min |A \cup B|=|A|+|B|-\max |A \cap B| \\ & =3+6-3=6 \\ & |A \cap B|=|A|+|B|-|A \cup B| \\ & \max |A \cap B|=|A|+|B|-\min |A \cup B| \\ & =3+6-6=3\end{aligned}\)