What is Cardinal Number / Order of the set - How to find cardinal number of different sets ?

Cardinal Number : The number of elements in a finite set is cardinal number. It is denoted by n(A). It is also known as Order of the set.

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What is Cardinal Number / Order of the set  - How to find cardinal number of different sets ?

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How to Find Cardinal Number Or Order Of The Set ?

There are different formulas to find the cardinal number or Order of the set for different types of set.

1. To Find Cardinal Number Between Disjoint Sets 

If  A⋂B = ɸ

Then,  n(A⋃B) = n(A) + n(B)

2. To Find Cardinal Number Between Non-Disjoint Sets 

If  A⋂B ≠ ɸ

Then,  n(A⋃B) = n(A) + n(B) - n(A⋂B)

3. If A - B, B - A and A⋂B are disjoint then

i. n(A) = n( A - B ) +  n(A⋂B)

ii. n(B) = n( B - A ) +  n(A⋂B)

4. If A′ and B' are complementary set of set A and B, Then cardinal number is given by

i. n(A') = n(U) -  n(A)

ii. n(B') = n(U) -  n(B)

iii. n(A⋃B)' = n(U) -  n(A⋃B)

iv. n(A⋃A') = n(A) +  n(A')

5. De Morgan's Law

        (A⋃B)' = A' ⋂ B'

⇒n(A' ⋂ B') = n(A⋃B)'

⇒n(A' ⋂ B') = n(U) -  n(A⋃B)

  Exercise: 1.1  

1. For the set A= { x : x Є N and x < 10} and ф, find the followings

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6. In a survey of 550 students in a school, it was found that 175 students drink milk, 300 students drink tea and 110 students drink both milk and tea. Find the number of students who drinks neither milk nor tea.

7. In a survey among a group of employees of a central Govt. office in Assam, it was found that 80 of them can speak the Assamese, 70 of them can speak English and 50 of them can speak both Assamese and English. If each of the employees who took part in the survey can speak either Assamese or English or both of the two languages, then find

8. In a club of 250 members, it is found that 130 of them drink tea and 85 of them drink tea but not coffee. If each of the members of the club drinks at least one of the items between tea and coffee, the find-

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