Set Operations: Union, Intersection, Difference
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Set operations, also known as set algebra, allow us to
perform operations on the sets to obtain another set. From the operations with
sets we will see the following union, intersection, difference, symmetric difference and
supplement.
Union or meeting of sets.
It is the operation that allows us to combine two or more sets to form another set that
it will contain all the elements we want to join but without repeating them. That is to say, given a
set A and set B, the union of sets A and B will be another set formed by
all elements of A, with all elements of B without repeating any element. The
the symbol used to indicate the union operation is as follows:∪When we use
Venn diagrams, to represent the union of sets, shade the sets that are
They are united or a new one is formed. Then the union operation is written outside.
Example 1.
Dados dos conjuntos A={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,} y B={8,9,10,11} la unión de estos conjuntos será
A∪B={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}. Using Venn diagrams, it would be as follows:
It can also be graphed in the following way:
Example 2.
Given the sets A={1,2,3,4,5} and B={4,5,6,7,8,9}, the union of these sets will be
A∪B={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}. Using Venn diagrams, it would be as follows:
Example 3.
Given the sets F={x/x students who play soccer} and B={x/x students who play
basket}, the union will be F∪B={x/x students who play football or basketball}. Using
diagrams of Venn will would have the next
Example 4.
Given the two sets A={3, 5, 6, 7} and B={5, 6}, where B is included in A, the union will be
AUB={3,5,6,7}. Using Venn diagrams, it would be
Intersection of sets.
It is the operation that allows us to form a set, only with the common elements.
involved in the operation. That is, given two sets A and B, the intersection of the
sets A and B will be made up of the elements of A and the elements of B that are
common, the non-common elements A and B will be excluded. The symbol that is used for
The symbol for the intersection operation is the following: ∩.
Example 1.
Given the sets A={1,2,3,4,5} and B={4,5,6,7,8,9}, the intersection of these sets will be
A∩B={4,5}. Using diagrams of Venn himselfwould havethe next:
Example 2.
Given the sets A={x/x students who play soccer} and B={x/x students who play
basketball}, the intersection will be F∩B={x/x students who play football and basketball}. Using
diagrams of Venn himself would have the next:
Difference of sets.
It is the operation that allows us to form a set, where from two sets the set
the resulting one is the one that will have all the elements that belong to the first but not to the
segundo. Es decir dados dos conjuntos A y B, la diferencia de los conjuntos entra A y B,
will be formed by all the elements of A that do not belong to B. The symbol used is
for this operation is the same as that used for subtraction, which is the following: -.
Example 1.
Dados dos conjuntos A={1,2,3,4,5} y B={4,5,6,7,8,9} la diferencia de estos conjuntos será A-
B={1,2,3}. Using diagrams of Venn himselfI would havethe next
Example 2.
Dados dos conjuntos A={1,2,3,4,5} y B={4,5,6,7,8,9} la diferencia de estos conjuntos será B-
A = {6, 7, 8, 9}. Using Venn diagrams, it would be as follows: