MAT511 homework, due Sept. 30, 2009
Let , , be sets.
- Prove that
if and only if
.
- Prove that
if and only if
and
.
- Prove that
. You
may use the results above.
- Prove that
.
- Give an example where
. What conditions
are necessary on and to ensure that
?
- Show that there are no sets and for which
.
- Let
be the family of all sets of integers containing
. What are the sets
and
?
Justify your answer.
- Let
.
What are the sets
and
?
Justify your answer.
- Let
and
be two pairwise disjoint
families of sets. Let
, and
.
- Prove that
is a pairwise disjoint family of sets.
- Give an example where
is not a pairwise disjoint
family of sets.
- Prove that if the sets
and
are disjoint, then
is a pairwise disjoint family.
Tony Phillips
2006-09-20