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8.2: Sets and Counting

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    Sets, Set Operations, Venn Diagrams, and Cardinality

    1) \(\{m, i, s, p\}\)
    3) One possibility is: Multiples of 3 between 1 and 10
    5) Yes
    7) True
    9) True
    11) False
    13) \( A \cup B = \{1,2,3,4,5\} \)
    15) \( A \cap C = \{4\} \)
    17) \( A^\text{C} = \{6,7,8,9,10\} \)
    19) \( D^\text{C} \cap E = \{t,s\} \)
    21) \( (D \cap E ) \cup F = \{a,b,h,k,t\} \)
    23) \( ( F \cap E )^\text{C} \cap D = \{b,c,k\} \)
    25) Lippman_13.5.25.png
    27) Lippman_13.5.27.png
    29) One possible answer: \( ( A \cap B ) \cup ( B \cap C ) \)
    31) \( \left( A \cap B^\text{C} \right) \cup C \)
    33) 5
    35) 6
    37) \( n( A \cap C ) = 5 \)
    39) \( n( A \cap B \cap C ) = 3 \)
    41) \( n( G \cup H ) = 45 \)
    43) 136 use Redbox
    45) Lippman_13.5.45.png
    a) 8 had seen exactly one
    b) 6 had only seen SW

    Tree Diagrams and the Multiplication Axiom

    1) 6
    SB_7.2.1_sol.png
    3) 8
    SB_7.2.3_sol.png
    5) 12
    SB_7.2.5_sol.png
    7) 15,600,000
    9) 6,400,000
    11) BB, BG, GB, GG
    13) 16
    15) 27,000
    17) 10,000

    Permutations

    1) 60
    3) 210
    5) 362,880
    7) 25,200
    9) 900
    11) 48
    13) 72
    15) 2,400
    17) 15,120
    19) 5,040
    21) 720

    Combinations

    1) 120
    3) 10
    5) 2,598,960
    7) 66
    9) 10
    11) 20
    13) 6
    15) 924
    17) 35

    Combinations Involving Several Sets

    1) 24
    3) 25
    5) 14,400
    7) 4
    9) 60
    11) 80
    13) 51
    15) 7
    17) 1,410
    19) 171,600
    21) 22,308
    23) 24
    25) 858,627,790,020
    27) 11,647,387,752,000
    29) 1890
    31) 1680

    Circular Permutations and Permutations with Similar Elements

    1) 24
    3) 120
    5) 120
    7) 64,864,800
    9) 210
    11) 6
    13) 10
    15) 210
    17) 15,120
    19) 5,040
    21) 720

    Chapter Review

    1) 1,000
    2) 20; 135; 15
    3) 12
    4) 144
    5) 3,024
    6) 11,639,628,000
    7) 84
    8) 60
    9) 24
    10) 126; 336; 210
    11) 5,184
    12) 1,048,576
    13) 46,200
    14) 60
    15) 120
    16) 20
    17) 10
    18) 1,296
    19) 27,720
    20) 720
    21) 194,594,400
    22) a) 5,148; b) 58,656; c) 123,552; d) 10,240 or 9,216
    23) 17,576
    24) 4,500
    25) 5,040; 720
    26) 3003; 371; 210; 191; 435
    27) 10
    28) 35
    29) 72
    30) 72,000
    31) -48384\(x^5y^3\)
    32) 2016\(a^5b^4\)


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