WRITTEN REPORT OF GROUP 2

Union of sets - union of sets is a set that consists of combination of given sets which contains all single
elements of both the sets such that no same element from the sets is repeated.

The symbol for denoting union of sets is '⋃'

Example:
Let set A={10,20,30,40}
and set b ={30,40,50,60}

Taking every element of both sets A and B, without repeating any element, we get a new set =
{10,20,30,40,50,60}.
This new set contains all the elements of set A and all the elements of set B with no repetition of elements
and is named as union of set A and B.

Other examples:
1. Let set A={Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars}
set B={Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune}
Universal set={Sun,Moon,Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune}
FIND A⋃B:
A⋃B={Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune}

2. Set A={Christina,Cj,Mj,Eco,Yuan,Lovely,Britney,Morgre}
Set B={Eras,Pinto,Vidba,Amorgo,Cj,Mj,Eco,Yuan}
Set C={Patrick,Jazz,Shaine,Lovely,Eco,Yuan,Amorgo}
Find:
A⋃B={Christina,Britney,Morgre,Eras,Pinto,Vidba,Lovely,Amorgo,Cj,Mj,Eco,Yuan}
A⋃C={Christina,Britney,Morgre,Lovely,Cj,Mj,Eco,Yuan,Patrick,Jazz,Shaine,Amorgo}
B⋃C={Eras,Pinto,Vidba,Amorgo,Cj,Mj,Eco,Yuan,Amorgo,Patrick,Jazz,Shaine}
Some properties of the operation of union:

1. Commutative law
The commutative law establish the rules to the order of sets when taking
the union and intersection. They apply to all sets including the set of real
numbers. This law states that the union of two sets is the same no matter what
the order is in the equation.
Example: A⋃B=B⋃A
A={10,0,1,9,2,4,5}
B={1,2,5,6,3,4}
A⋃B={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10}
B⋃A={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10}
2. Associative law
The associative property for Union of sets states that how the sets are grouped does not change the
result.
A⋃(B⋃C)=(A⋃B)⋃C

Example:
Given: A={1,2,3,4,5}
B={3,4,5,6}
C={5,6,7,8}
Show that A⋃(B⋃C)=(A⋃B)⋃C

Solution:
B⋃C={3,4,5,6}U{5,6,7,8}={3,4,5,6,7,8}
A⋃(B⋃C)={1,2,3,4,5}U{3,4,5,6,7,8}={1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} ----1
Now, A⋃B={1,2,3,4,5}U{3,4,5,6}={1,2,3,4,5,6}
(A⋃B)⋃C={1,2,3,4,5,6}U{5,6,7,8} = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} ----2
(1)=(2)
3. Law of identity element
 Simple rule regarding the basic continuity of sets and empty sets.
States that the union of a set of the empty set is the same as the original set
EXAMPLE:
A={1,2,3}
Ø={}
A⋃Ø={1,2,3}

4. Idempotent law
The union of a set with itself is equals to the set
itself.
Example:
A⋃A=A
U={7,10,20,30,40}
A={10,20,30,40}
A⋃A={10,20,30,40}

5. Law of U (U is the universal set)

U⋃A=A
Universal set is the set of all elements under consideration, denoted by capital U

Example:
A={3,6,9}
B={2,4,6,8}
U={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Solve for A⋃U:
A⋃U={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}