OAU Post-UTME Mathematics 2023 Question 4

Question 4

Sets

The sets A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11}, B = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15}, C = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15} are subsets of U = {1, 2, 3, …, 15}. What is the value of A' ∩ C (B ∪ C)

  1. A.{6, 12, 15}
  2. B.{12, 15}
  3. C.{6}
  4. D.{2, 6, 12, 15}
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Answer: A ({6, 12, 15})

Explanation

A' is everything in U not in A, so A' ∩ C = {6, 12, 15}. All of these are in B ∪ C (which contains C), so the result stays {6, 12, 15}.