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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 1 Exercise 1.5 - Sets

NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 1 Exercise 1.5 - Sets

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Have you ever organized your notes according to the requirement, grouped your photos by location, planned a guest list according to occasion, created a playlist of your favorite songs, or sorted your clothes by color? Then you've already used the concept of sets in your daily life. In mathematics, a set is nothing but simply a collection of well-defined objects. In Chapter 1, Maths Exercise 1.5, you will learn about the complement of a set, De Morgan's law, the law of double complementation, and the laws of the empty set and universal set, which are also covered in the NCERT.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 1 Exercise 1.5 - Sets
NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 1 Exercise 1.5 - Sets

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Class 11 Maths Chapter 1 Exercise 1.5 Solutions - Download PDF

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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 1 – Sets Exercise 1.5

Question 1: Let U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, A = { 1, 2, 3, 4}, B = { 2, 4, 6, 8 } and C = { 3, 4, 5, 6 }. Find

(i) A′

(ii) B′

(iii) (A C)′

(iv) (A B)′

(v) (A')'

(vi) (B – C)'

Answer:

U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, A = { 1, 2, 3, 4}, B = { 2, 4, 6, 8 } and C = { 3, 4, 5, 6 }

(i) A′ = U - A = {5,6,7,8,9}

(ii) B′ = U - B = {1,3,5,7,9}

(iii) A C = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

(A C)′ = U - (A C) = {7,8,9}

(iv) (A B) = {1,2,3,4,6,8}

(A B)′ = U - (A B) = {5,7,9}

(v) (A')' = A = { 1, 2, 3, 4}

(vi) (B – C) = {2,8}

(B – C)' = U - (B – C) = {1,3,4,5,6,7,9}

Question 2: If U = { a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}, find the complements of the following sets :

(i) A = {a, b, c}

(ii) B = {d, e, f, g}

(iii) C = {a, c, e, g}

(iv) D = { f, g, h, a}

Answer:

U = { a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}

(i) A = {a, b, c}

A' = U - A = {d,e,f,g,h}

(ii) B = {d, e, f, g}

B' = U - B = {a,b,c,h}

(iii) C = {a, c, e, g}

C' = U - C = {b,d,f,h}

(iv) D = { f, g, h, a}

D' = U - D = {b,c,d,e}

Question 3: Taking the set of natural numbers as the universal set, write down the complements of the following sets:

(i) {x : x is an even natural number}

(ii) { x : x is an odd natural number }

(iii) {x : x is a positive multiple of 3}

(iv) { x : x is a prime number }

(v) {x : x is a natural number divisible by 3 and 5}

Answer:

Universal set = U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7....................}

(i) {x : x is an even natural number} = {2,4,6,8,..........}

{x : x is an even natural number}'= U - {x : x is an even natural number} = {1,3,5,7,9,..........} = {x : x is an odd natural number}

(ii) { x : x is an odd natural number }' = U - { x : x is an odd natural number } = {x : x is an even natural number}

(iii) {x : x is a positive multiple of 3}' = U - {x : x is a positive multiple of 3} = {x : x , x N and is not a positive multiple of 3}

(iv) { x : x is a prime number }' = U - { x : x is a prime number } = { x : x is a positive composite number and 1 }

(v) {x : x is a natural number divisible by 3 and 5}' = U - {x : x is a natural number divisible by 3 and 5} = {x : x is a natural number not divisible by 3 or 5}

Question 3: Taking the set of natural numbers as the universal set, write down the complements of the following sets:

(vi) { x : x is a perfect square }

(vii) { x : x is a perfect cube}

(viii) { x : x + 5 =8 }

(ix) { x : 2x + 5 =9}

(x) { x : x 7 }

(xi) { x : x N and 2x + 1 > 10 }

Answer:

Universal set = U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.............}

(vi) { x : x is a perfect square }' = U - { x : x is a perfect square } = { x : x N and x is not a perfect square }

(vii) { x : x is a perfect cube}' = U - { x : x is a perfect cube} = { x : x N and x is not a perfect cube}

(viii) { x : x + 5 =8 }' = U - { x : x + 5 =8 } = U - {3} = { x : x N and x 3 }

(ix) { x : 2x + 5 =9}' = U - { x : 2x + 5 =9} = U -{2} = { x : x N and x 2}

(x) { x : x 7 }' = U - { x : x 7 } = { x : x N and x < 7 }

(xi) { x : x N and 2x + 1 > 10 }' = U - { x : x N and x > 9/2 } = { x : x N and x 9/2 }

Question 4: If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = { 2, 3, 5, 7}. Verify that

(i) (A B)′ = A′ B′

(ii) (A B)′ = A′ B′

Answer:

U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 }, A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = { 2, 3, 5, 7}

(i) (A B)′ = A′ B′

L.H.S = (A B)′ = U - (A B) = {1,9}

R.H.S = A′ B′ = {1,3,5,7,9} {1,4,6,8,9} = {1,9}

L.H.S = R.H.S

Hence,the statement is true.

(ii) (A B)′ = A′ B′

L.H.S = U - (A B) ={1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

R.H.S = A′ B′ = {1,3,5,7,9} {1,4,6,8,9} = {1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

L.H.S = R.H.S

Hence,the statement is true.

Question 5: Draw appropriate Venn diagram for each of the following :

(i) (A ∪ B)′

(ii) A′ ∩ B′

(iii) (A ∩ B)′

(iv) A′ ∪ B′

Answer:

(i) (A ∪ B)′

(A ∪ B) is in yellow colour

(A ∪ B)′ is in green colour

ii) A′ ∩ B′ is represented by the green colour in the below figure


iii) (A ∩ B)′ is represented by green colour in the below diagram and white colour represents (A ∩ B)

iv) A′ ∪ B′

The green colour represents A′ ∪ B′

Question 6: Let U be the set of all triangles in a plane. If A is the set of all triangles with at least one angle different from 60, what is A′?

Answer:

A' is the set of all triangles whose angle is 60 in other words A' is set of all equilateral triangles.

Question:7 Fill in the blanks to make each of the following a true statement :

(i) A A′ =

(ii) ϕ A =

(iii) A A′ =

(iv) U′ A =

Answer:

The following are the answers for the questions

(i) A A′ = U

(ii) ϕ A = A

(iii) A A′ = ϕ

(iv) U′ A = ϕ


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Topics covered in Chapter 1 Sets Exercise 1.5

1) Complement of a Set: It refers to all the elements that are not in the given set, but are in the universal set. If U is the universal set, A is a subset of U, then the complement of A (denoted by A’ or Ac)

A={xU|xA}

2) Some Properties of Complement Sets

  • Complement laws: A set and its complement together cover the whole universal set.
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AA=U

  • De Morgan’s law:

(AB)=AB and (AB)=AB

  • Law of double complementation: If you take the complement twice, it will give you the original set.

(A)=A

  • Laws of the empty set and the universal set: The complement of the universal set is the empty set, and vice versa.

U=ϕ and ϕ=U

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NCERT Solutions of Class 11 Subject Wise

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and A = {1, 3} than Find A′ ?

A′ = U -A = { 2, 4 }

2. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and A = {1, 3} than Find (A′)' ?

A′ = (U -A)' = U - (U - A) = A = { 1, 3 }

3. Let U = { 1,2,3,4,5,7} and A = { 2,4,7} than find union of A and A' ?

A U A' =  U = {1, 2,3,4,5,7}

4. What is the complement of universal set ?

The complement of the universal set is an empty set.

5. What is the complement of empty set ?

The complement of the empty set is a universal set.

6. Let U = { a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}, and A = { b,c,d} than find A' ?

A' = U - A  =  { a, e, f, g, h}

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