Let A = {1, 2, 4, 5} B = {2, 3, 5, 6} C = {4, 5, 6, 7}. Verify the following identities: (i) A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C) (ii) A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)
Let A = {1, 2, 4, 5} B = {2, 3, 5, 6} C = {4, 5, 6, 7}. Verify the following identities: (i) A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C) (ii) A ∩ (B ∪ C) = (A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C)

Answers:

(i)

LHS,

(B ∩ C) = {x: x  B and x  C}

(B ∩ C) = {5, 6}

A ∪ (B ∩ C) = {x: x  A or x  (B ∩ C)}

A ∪ (B ∩ C) = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}

RHS,

(A ∪ B) = {x: x  A or x  B}

(A ∪ B) = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}.

(A ∪ C) = {x: x  A or x  C}

(A ∪ C) = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7}

(A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C) = {x: x  (A ∪ B) and x  (A ∪ C)}

(A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C) = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}

∴ LHS = RHS

Thus, Verified.

(ii)

LHS,

(B ∪ C) = {x: x  B or x  C}

(B ∪ C) = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

(A ∩ (B ∪ C)) = {x: x  A and x  (B ∪ C)}

(A ∩ (B ∪ C)) = {2, 4, 5}

RHS,

(A ∩ B) = {x: x  A and x  B}

(A ∩ B) = {2, 5}

(A ∩ C) = {x: x  A and x  C}

(A ∩ C) = {4, 5}

(A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) = {x: x  (A∩B) and x  (A∩C)}

(A ∩ B) ∪ (A ∩ C) = {2, 4, 5}

∴ LHS = RHS

Thus, verified.