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Date May 2017 Marks available 3 Reference code 17M.3srg.hl.TZ0.1
Level HL only Paper Paper 3 Sets, relations and groups Time zone TZ0
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Question

The set AA contains all positive integers less than 20 that are congruent to 3 modulo 4.

The set BB contains all the prime numbers less than 20.

The set CC is defined as C={7, 9, 13, 19}C={7, 9, 13, 19}.

Write down all the elements of AA and all the elements of BB.

[2]
a.i.

Determine the symmetric difference, AΔBAΔB, of the sets AA and BB.

[2]
a.ii.

Write down all the elements of AB, ACAB, AC and BCBC.

[3]
b.i.

Hence by considering A(BC)A(BC), verify that in this case the operation is distributive over the operation .

[3]
b.ii.

Markscheme

the elements of AA are: 3, 7, 11, 15, 19     A1

the elements of BB are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19     A1

 

Note:     Accept A={3, 7, 11, 15, 19}A={3, 7, 11, 15, 19} and B={2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19}B={2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19}

 

[2 marks]

a.i.

attempt to determine ABBAABBA or (AB)(AB)     (M1)

symmetric difference ={2, 5, 13, 15, 17}     A1

 

Note:     Allow (M1)A1FT.

 

[2 marks]

a.ii.

the elements of AB are 3, 7, 11 and 19     A1

the elements of AC are 7 and19     A1

the elements of BC are 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17 and 19     A1

 

Note:     Accept AB={3, 7, 11, 19}, AC={7, 19} and BC={2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19}.

 

[3 marks]

b.i.

we need to show that

A(BC)=(AB)(AC)     (M1)

A(BC)={3, 7, 11, 19}     A1

(AB)(AC)={3, 7, 11, 19}     A1

hence showing the required result

 

Note:     Allow (M1)A1FTA1FT.

 

[3 marks]

b.ii.

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Topic 8 - Option: Sets, relations and groups » 8.1
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