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CHAPTER 3: SETS
Cloned SPM Question (2006, Paper 1) Given the universal set = {x :11 x < 21, x is an integer} and set R = {x : x is a number such that the sum of its two digits is an even number}, find R'. A {11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20} C {12, 14, 16, 18} B {12, 14, 16, 18, 21} D {12, 14, 16} Solution = {11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20} R = {11, 13 15, 17, 19, 20} R' = {12, 14, 16, 18} Answer: C Pointers Be careful with the definition of the universal set, . The integer 21 is not an element of because of the inequality < 21. R' is the complement of R. That is it contains elements which are not in R, but in .

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Cloned SPM Question (2006, Paper 1) The Venn diagram below shows the relationship between the universal set , set P and set Q.
P Q

The region (P Q)' is equivalent to the region A P' Q' C B P' Q' D

P Q' (P Q)'

Solution (P Q)' can be represented by the shaded region as shown in the Venn diagram below.
P Q

The shaded region is equivalent to P' Q'. Answer: A Pointers (P Q)' means the complement of (P Q), that is the region outside (P Q) or the shaded region as shown in the Venn diagram. Since the shaded region also represents the overlap of the regions outside P and outside Q, the region is also equivalent to P' Q'.

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Cloned SPM Question (2006, Paper 1) The table on the left below shows the data obtained from a survey of 120 television viewers. The diagram on the right is a Venn diagram that represents part of the information shown in the table. Programmes Watched Entertainment Sports Sports and Entertainment only News and Entertainment only News only Sports only Number of Viewers 70 64 16 13 19 21
News 19 13 16

Sports

Entertainment

Find the number of viewers who watched sports or news and also entertainment programmes. A 40 B 43 C 46 D 64 Solution Let the number of viewers who watched sports and entertainment and also news programmes be x. By using all the information in the table, the number of viewers in each region of the Venn diagram can be filled as follows.
News 19 27 x x Sports 21 16 41 x Entertainment 13

Total number viewers = 120 21 + 16 + x + 27 x + 19 + 13 + 41 x = 120 137 x = 120 x = 17

Hence, the number of viewers who watched sports or news and also entertainment programmes = 16 + x + 13 = 16 + 17 + 13 = 46 Answer: C Pointers The region which represents the viewers who watched sports or news and also entertainment programmes is the shaded region shown in the Venn diagram.

News

19 13

Sports

16

Entertainment

By finding the number of viewers represented by the intersection of the three sets, the problem can be solved.

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Cloned SPM Question (2006, Paper 2) The Venn diagram below shows the sets P, Q and R such that the universal set = P Q R.
P R Q

On separate diagrams, shade (a) the set P' Q, (b) the set (P' Q') R. Solution (a) P' Q
P R Q

(b) (P' Q') R

P R Q

Pointers P' Q means the complement of P intersects with Q, that is the region outside P and overlapping with Q. (P' Q') R can be considered as the region of (P' Q') intersecting or overlapping with R. The region of (P' Q') can be represented by the shaded region as shown in the Venn diagram below.
P Q

As a result, (P' Q') R is R.

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