NCERT Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics
Chapter 1: SETS

Complete NCERT Solutions for problems given in SETS chapter in Class 11 Mathematics.

EXERCISE 1.1

Question. 1

Which of the following are sets? Justify your answer.

(i) The collection of all the months of a year beginning with the letter J.
(ii) The collection of ten most talented writers of India.
(iii) A team of eleven best-cricket batsmen of the world.
(iv) The collection of all boys in your class.
(v) The collection of all natural numbers less than 100.
(vi) A collection of novels written by the writer Munshi Prem Chand.
(vii) The collection of all even integers.
(viii) The collection of questions in this Chapter.
(ix) A collection of most dangerous animals of the world.

Answer:

(i), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) are sets.

Question. 2

Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Insert the appropriate symbol ∈ or ∉ in the blank spaces:

(i) 5 . . . A
(ii) 8 . . . A
(iii) 0 . . . A
(iv) 4 . . . A
(v) 2 . . . A
(vi) 10 . . . A

Answer:

(i) ∈ (ii) ∉ (iii) ∉ (iv) ∈ (v) ∈ (vi) ∉

Question. 3

Write the following sets in roster form:

(i) A = {x : x is an integer and −3 ≤ x < 7}
(ii) B = {x : x is a natural number less than 6}
(iii) C = {x : x is a two-digit natural number such that the sum of its digits is 8}
(iv) D = {x : x is a prime number which is divisor of 60}
(v) E = The set of all letters in the word TRIGONOMETRY
(vi) F = The set of all letters in the word BETTER

Answer:

(i) A = {−3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
(ii) B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
(iii) C = {17, 26, 35, 44, 53, 62, 71, 80}
(iv) D = {2, 3, 5}
(v) E = {T, R, I, G, O, N, M, E, Y}
(vi) F = {B, E, T, R}

Question. 4

Write the following sets in set-builder form:

(i) {3, 6, 9, 12}
(ii) {2, 4, 8, 16, 32}
(iii) {5, 25, 125, 625}
(iv) {2, 4, 6, …}
(v) {1, 4, 9, …, 100}

Answer:

(i) {x : x = 3n, n ∈ ℕ and 1 ≤ n ≤ 4}
(ii) {x : x = 2ⁿ, n ∈ ℕ and 1 ≤ n ≤ 5}
(iii) {x : x = 5ⁿ, n ∈ ℕ and 1 ≤ n ≤ 4}
(iv) {x : x is an even natural number}
(v) {x : x = n², n ∈ ℕ and 1 ≤ n ≤ 10}

Question. 5

List all the elements of the following sets:

(i) A = {x : x is an odd natural number}
(ii) B = {x : x is an integer, −1/2 < x < 9/2}
(iii) C = {x : x is an integer, x² ≤ 4}
(iv) D = {x : x is a letter in the word “LOYAL”}
(v) E = {x : x is a month of a year not having 31 days}
(vi) F = {x : x is a consonant in the English alphabet which precedes k}

Answer:

(i) A = {1, 3, 5, …}
(ii) B = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
(iii) C = {−2, −1, 0, 1, 2}
(iv) D = {L, O, Y, A}
(v) E = {February, April, June, September, November}
(vi) F = {b, c, d, f, g, h, j}

Question. 6

Match each of the set on the left in roster form with the same set on the right described in set-builder form:

(i) {1, 2, 3, 6}
(ii) {2, 3, 5, 7, 11}
(iii) {M, A, T, H, E, I, C, S}
(iv) {1, 3, 5, 7}

Answer:

(i) ↔ (c) (ii) ↔ (a) (iii) ↔ (d) (iv) ↔ (b)

EXERCISE 1.2

Question. 1

Which of the following are examples of the null set?

(i) Set of odd natural numbers divisible by 2
(ii) Set of even prime numbers
(iii) { x : x is a natural number, x < 5 and x > 7 }
(iv) { y : y is a point common to any two parallel lines }

Answer:

(i), (iii), (iv)

Question. 2

Which of the following sets are finite or infinite?

(i) The set of months of a year
(ii) {1, 2, 3, ...}
(iii) {1, 2, 3, ... 99, 100}
(iv) The set of positive integers greater than 100
(v) The set of prime numbers less than 99

Answer:

(i) Finite (ii) Infinite (iii) Finite (iv) Infinite (v) Finite

Question. 3

State whether each of the following sets is finite or infinite:

(i) The set of lines which are parallel to the x-axis
(ii) The set of letters in the English alphabet
(iii) The set of numbers which are multiple of 5
(iv) The set of animals living on the earth
(v) The set of circles passing through the origin (0,0)

Answer:

(i) Infinite (ii) Finite (iii) Infinite (iv) Finite (v) Infinite

Question. 4

In the following, state whether A = B or not:

(i) A = {a, b, c, d}, B = {d, c, b, a}
(ii) A = {4, 8, 12, 16}, B = {8, 4, 16, 18}
(iii) A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}, B = {x : x is positive even integer and x ≤ 10}
(iv) A = {x : x is a multiple of 10}, B = {10, 15, 20, 25, 30, ...}

Answer:

(i) Yes (ii) No (iii) Yes (iv) No

Question. 5

Are the following pair of sets equal? Give reasons.

(i) A = {2, 3}, B = {x : x is solution of x² + 5x + 6 = 0}
(ii) A = {x : x is a letter in the word FOLLOW}, B = {y : y is a letter in the word WOLF}

Answer:

(i) No (ii) Yes

Question. 6

From the sets given below, select equal sets:

A = {2, 4, 8, 12}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4}, C = {4, 8, 12, 14}, D = {3, 1, 4, 2}
E = {−1, 1}, F = {0, a}, G = {1, −1}, H = {0, 1}

Answer:

B = D, E = G

EXERCISE 1.3

Question. 1

Make correct statements by filling in the symbols \( \subset \) or \( \not\subset \) in the blank spaces:

(i) \( \{2, 3, 4\} \ldots \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\} \)
(ii) \( \{a, b, c\} \ldots \{b, c, d\} \)
(iii) \( \{x : x \text{ is a student of Class XI of your school}\} \ldots \{x : x \text{ is a student of your school}\} \)
(iv) \( \{x : x \text{ is a circle in the plane}\} \ldots \{x : x \text{ is a circle in the same plane with radius }1\text{ unit}\} \)
(v) \( \{x : x \text{ is a triangle in a plane}\} \ldots \{x : x \text{ is a rectangle in the plane}\} \)
(vi) \( \{x : x \text{ is an equilateral triangle in a plane}\} \ldots \{x : x \text{ is a triangle in the same plane}\} \)
(vii) \( \{x : x \text{ is an even natural number}\} \ldots \{x : x \text{ is an integer}\} \)

Answer:

(i) \( \subset \), (ii) \( \not\subset \), (iii) \( \subset \), (iv) \( \not\subset \), (v) \( \not\subset \), (vi) \( \subset \), (vii) \( \subset \)

Question. 2

Examine whether the following statements are true or false:

(i) \( \{a, b\} \subset \{b, c, a\} \)
(ii) \( \{a, e\} \subset \{x : x \text{ is a vowel in the English alphabet}\} \)
(iii) \( \{1, 2, 3\} \subset \{1, 3, 5\} \)
(iv) \( \{a\} \subset \{a, b, c\} \)
(v) \( \{a\} \in \{a, b, c\} \)
(vi) \( \{x : x \text{ is an even natural number less than }6\} \subset \{x : x \text{ is a natural number which divides }36\} \)

Answer:

(i) False, (ii) True, (iii) False, (iv) True, (v) False, (vi) True

Question. 3

Let \( A = \{1, 2, \{3, 4\}, 5\} \). Which of the following statements are incorrect and why?

(i) \( \{3, 4\} \subset A \)
(ii) \( \{3, 4\} \in A \)
(iii) \( \{\{3, 4\}\} \subset A \)
(iv) \( 1 \in A \)
(v) \( 1 \subset A \)
(vi) \( \{1, 2, 5\} \subset A \)
(vii) \( \{1, 2, 5\} \in A \)
(viii) \( 3 \in A \)
(ix) \( \varphi \in A \)
(x) \( \varphi \subset A \)
(xi) \( \{\varphi\} \subset A \)

Answer:

The incorrect statements are:

(i) \( \{3, 4\} \subset A \), because \( \{3, 4\} \in A \) (\(3\) and \(4\) are not elements of \(A\)).

(v) \( 1 \subset A \), because \( 1 \in A \).

(vii) \( \{1, 2, 5\} \in A \), because \( \{1, 2, 5\} \subset A \) but is not an element of \(A\).

(viii) \( 3 \in A \), because \( 3 \notin A \).

(ix) \( \varphi \in A \), because only \( \varphi \subset A \).

(xi) \( \{\varphi\} \subset A \), because \( \varphi \notin A \) (so \( \{\varphi\} \) is not a subset of \(A\)).

Question. 4

Write down all the subsets of the following sets:

(i) \( \{a\} \)
(ii) \( \{a, b\} \)
(iii) \( \{1, 2, 3\} \)
(iv) \( \varphi \)

Answer:

(i) \( \varphi, \{a\} \)

(ii) \( \varphi, \{a\}, \{b\}, \{a, b\} \)

(iii) \( \varphi, \{1\}, \{2\}, \{3\}, \{1, 2\}, \{1, 3\}, \{2, 3\}, \{1, 2, 3\} \)

(iv) \( \varphi \)

Question. 5

Write the following as intervals:

(i) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, -4 < x \le 6\} \)
(ii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, -12 < x < -10\} \)
(iii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, 0 \le x < 7\} \)
(iv) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, 3 \le x \le 4\} \)

Answer:

(i) \( (-4, 6] \)

(ii) \( (-12, -10) \)

(iii) \( [0, 7) \)

(iv) \( [3, 4] \)

Question. 6

Write the following intervals in set-builder form:

(i) \( (-3, 0) \)
(ii) \( [6, 12] \)
(iii) \( (6, 12] \)
(iv) \( [-23, 5) \)

Answer:

(i) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, -3 < x < 0\} \)

(ii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, 6 \le x \le 12\} \)

(iii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, 6 < x \le 12\} \)

(iv) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{R}, -23 \le x < 5\} \)

Question. 7

What universal set(s) would you propose for each of the following:

(i) The set of right triangles.
(ii) The set of isosceles triangles.

Question. 8

Given the sets \( A = \{1, 3, 5\} \), \( B = \{2, 4, 6\} \) and \( C = \{0, 2, 4, 6, 8\} \), which of the following may be considered as universal set(s) for all the three sets \(A, B\) and \(C\)?

(i) \( \{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\} \)
(ii) \( \varphi \)
(iii) \( \{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\} \)
(iv) \( \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\} \)

Answer:

(iii)

EXERCISE 1.4

Question. 1

Find the union of each of the following pairs of sets:

(i) \( X = \{1, 3, 5\},\ Y = \{1, 2, 3\} \)
(ii) \( A = \{a, e, i, o, u\},\ B = \{a, b, c\} \)
(iii) \( A = \{x : x \text{ is a natural number and multiple of }3\},\ B = \{x : x \text{ is a natural number less than }6\} \)
(iv) \( A = \{x : x \text{ is a natural number and }1 < x \le 6\},\ B = \{x : x \text{ is a natural number and }6 < x < 10\} \)
(v) \( A = \{1, 2, 3\},\ B = \varphi \)

Answer:

(i) \( X \cup Y = \{1, 2, 3, 5\} \)

(ii) \( A \cup B = \{a, b, c, e, i, o, u\} \)

(iii) \( A \cup B = \{x : x = 1, 2, 4, 5 \text{ or a multiple of }3\} \)

(iv) \( A \cup B = \{x : 1 < x < 10,\ x \in \mathbb{N}\} \)

(v) \( A \cup B = \{1, 2, 3\} \)

Question. 2

Let \( A = \{a, b\},\ B = \{a, b, c\} \). Is \( A \subset B \)? What is \( A \cup B \)?

Answer:

Yes, \( A \subset B \) and \( A \cup B = \{a, b, c\} \).

Question. 3

If \( A \) and \( B \) are two sets such that \( A \subset B \), then what is \( A \cup B \)?

Answer:

\( A \cup B = B \).

Question. 4

If \( A = \{1, 2, 3, 4\},\ B = \{3, 4, 5, 6\},\ C = \{5, 6, 7, 8\} \) and \( D = \{7, 8, 9, 10\} \), find:

(i) \( A \cup B \)
(ii) \( A \cup C \)
(iii) \( B \cup C \)
(iv) \( B \cup D \)
(v) \( A \cup B \cup C \)
(vi) \( A \cup B \cup D \)
(vii) \( B \cup C \cup D \)

Answer:

(i) \( \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\} \)

(ii) \( \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\} \)

(iii) \( \{3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\} \)

(iv) \( \{3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\} \)

(v) \( \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\} \)

(vi) \( \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\} \)

(vii) \( \{3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\} \)

Question. 5

Find the intersection of each pair of sets of Question 1 above.

Answer:

(i) \( X \cap Y = \{1, 3\} \)

(ii) \( A \cap B = \{a\} \)

(iii) \( \{3\} \)

(iv) \( \varphi \)

(v) \( \varphi \)

Question. 6

If \( A = \{3, 5, 7, 9, 11\},\ B = \{7, 9, 11, 13\},\ C = \{11, 13, 15\} \) and \( D = \{15, 17\} \), find:

(i) \( A \cap B \)
(ii) \( B \cap C \)
(iii) \( A \cap C \cap D \)
(iv) \( A \cap C \)
(v) \( A \cap D \)
(vi) \( A \cap (B \cup D) \)
(vii) \( A \cap D \)
(viii) \( A \cap (B \cup D) \)
(ix) \( (A \cap B) \cap (B \cup C) \)
(x) \( (A \cup D) \cap (B \cup C) \)

Answer:

(i) \( \{7, 9, 11\} \)

(ii) \( \{11, 13\} \)

(iii) \( \varphi \)

(iv) \( \{11\} \)

(v) \( \varphi \)

(vi) \( \{7, 9, 11\} \)

(vii) \( \varphi \)

(viii) \( \{7, 9, 11\} \)

(ix) \( \{7, 9, 11\} \)

(x) \( \{7, 9, 11, 15\} \)

Question. 7

If \( A = \{x : x \text{ is a natural number}\} \), \( B = \{x : x \text{ is an even natural number}\} \), \( C = \{x : x \text{ is an odd natural number}\} \) and \( D = \{x : x \text{ is a prime number}\} \), find:

(i) \( A \cap B \)
(ii) \( A \cap C \)
(iii) \( A \cap D \)
(iv) \( B \cap C \)
(v) \( B \cap D \)
(vi) \( C \cap D \)

Answer:

(i) \( B \)

(ii) \( C \)

(iii) \( D \)

(iv) \( \varphi \)

(v) \( \{2\} \)

(vi) \( \{x : x \text{ is an odd prime number}\} \)

Question. 8

Which of the following pairs of sets are disjoint?

(i) \( \{1, 2, 3, 4\} \) and \( \{x : x \text{ is a natural number and }4 \le x \le 6\} \)
(ii) \( \{a, e, i, o, u\} \) and \( \{c, d, e, f\} \)
(iii) \( \{x : x \text{ is an even integer}\} \) and \( \{x : x \text{ is an odd integer}\} \)

Answer:

Only pair (iii) is disjoint.

Question. 9

If \( A = \{3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21\},\ B = \{4, 8, 12, 16, 20\},\ C = \{2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16\},\ D = \{5, 10, 15, 20\} \), find:

(i) \( A - B \)
(ii) \( A - C \)
(iii) \( A - D \)
(iv) \( B - A \)
(v) \( C - A \)
(vi) \( D - A \)
(vii) \( B - C \)
(viii) \( C - B \)
(ix) \( C - D \)
(x) \( D - B \)
(xi) \( C - D \)
(xii) \( D - C \)

Answer:

(i) \( \{3, 6, 9, 15, 18, 21\} \)

(ii) \( \{3, 9, 15, 18, 21\} \)

(iii) \( \{3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21\} \)

(iv) \( \{4, 8, 16, 20\} \)

(v) \( \{2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16\} \)

(vi) \( \{5, 10, 20\} \)

(vii) \( \{20\} \)

(viii) \( \{4, 8, 12, 16\} \)

(ix) \( \{2, 6, 10, 14\} \)

(x) \( \{5, 10, 15\} \)

(xi) \( \{2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16\} \)

(xii) \( \{5, 15, 20\} \)

Question. 10

If \( X = \{a, b, c, d\} \) and \( Y = \{f, b, d, g\} \), find:

(i) \( X - Y \)
(ii) \( Y - X \)
(iii) \( X \cap Y \)

Answer:

(i) \( \{a, c\} \)

(ii) \( \{f, g\} \)

(iii) \( \{b, d\} \)

Question. 11

If \( R \) is the set of real numbers and \( Q \) is the set of rational numbers, then what is \( R - Q \)?

Answer:

\( R - Q \) is the set of irrational numbers.

Question. 12

State whether each of the following statement is true or false. Justify your answer.

(i) \( \{2, 3, 4, 5\} \) and \( \{3, 6\} \) are disjoint sets.
(ii) \( \{a, e, i, o, u\} \) and \( \{a, b, c, d\} \) are disjoint sets.
(iii) \( \{2, 6, 10, 14\} \) and \( \{3, 7, 11, 15\} \) are disjoint sets.
(iv) \( \{2, 6, 10\} \) and \( \{3, 7, 11\} \) are disjoint sets.

Answer:

(i) False

(ii) False

(iii) True

(iv) True

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) \( (A \cup C)' \)  (iv) \( (A \cup B)' \)  (v) \( (A')' \)  (vi) \( (B - C)' \)

Answer:

(i) \( A' = \{5, 6, 7, 8, 9\} \)

(ii) \( B' = \{1, 3, 5, 7, 9\} \)

(iii) \( (A \cup C)' = \{7, 8, 9\} \)

(iv) \( (A \cup B)' = \{5, 7, 9\} \)

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

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

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:

(i) \( A' = \{d, e, f, g, h\} \)

(ii) \( B' = \{a, b, c, h\} \)

(iii) \( C' = \{b, d, f, h\} \)

(iv) \( D' = \{b, c, d, e\} \)

Question. 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(x) \( \{x : x \ge 7\} \)

(xi) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } 2x + 1 > 10\} \)

Answer:

(i) \( \{x : x \text{ is an odd natural number}\} \)

(ii) \( \{x : x \text{ is an even natural number}\} \)

(iii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x \text{ is not a multiple of } 3\} \)

(iv) \( \{x : x \text{ is a positive composite number or } x = 1\} \)

(v) \( \{x : x \text{ is a positive integer which is not divisible by } 3 \text{ or not divisible by } 5\} \)

(vi) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x \text{ is not a perfect square}\} \)

(vii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x \text{ is not a perfect cube}\} \)

(viii) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x \ne 3\} \)

(ix) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x \ne 2\} \)

(x) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x < 7\} \)

(xi) \( \{x : x \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and } x \le \tfrac{9}{2}\} \)

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) \( (A \cup B)' = A' \cap B' \)

(ii) \( (A \cap B)' = A' \cup B' \)

Question. 5

Draw appropriate Venn diagram for each of the following:

(i) \( (A \cup B)' \)

(ii) \( A' \cap B' \)

(iii) \( (A \cap B)' \)

(iv) \( A' \cup B' \)

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 \(60^{\circ}\), what is \( A' \)?

Answer:

\( A' \) is the set of all equilateral triangles.

Question. 7

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

(i) \( A \cup A' = \ldots \)

(ii) \( \varphi' \cap A = \ldots \)

(iii) \( A \cap A' = \ldots \)

(iv) \( U' \cap A = \ldots \)

Answer:

(i) \( U \)

(ii) \( A \)

(iii) \( \varphi \)

(iv) \( \varphi \)

NCERT Solutions Class 11 – Mathematics – Chapter 1: SETS | Detailed Answers