De Morgans law

De Morgans law : The complement of the union of two sets is the intersection of their complements and the complement of the intersection of two sets is the union of their complements.These are called De Morgan’s laws.
These are named after the mathematician De Morgan.

The laws are as follows :

( A ∪ B) = A ∩ B
( A∩B) = A ∪ B

Examples on De Morgans law :

1) Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, A = {2, 3} and B = {3, 4, 5}.
Show that (A ∪B) ' = A ' ∩ B'.

Solution :
U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

A = {2, 3}

B = {3, 4, 5}

A ∪ B = {2, 3} ∪ {3, 4, 5}

= {2, 3, 4, 5}

∴ (A ∪ B) ' = {1, 6}

Also A ' = {1, 4, 5, 6}

B ' = {1, 2, 6}

∴ A' ∩ B' = {1, 4, 5, 6} ∩ {1, 2, 6}

= {1, 6}

Hence (A ∪ B)' = A ' ∩ B'

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2) If ξ = {a,b,c,d,e}, A = { a,b,d} and B = {b,d,e}. Prove De Morgan's law of intersection.

Solution :
ξ = {a,b,c,d,e}

A = { a,b,d}

B = {b,d,e}

(A ∩ B) = { a,b,d} ∩ {b,d,e}

(A ∩ B) = {b,d}

∴ (A ∩ B)' = {a, c,e} ----->(1)

A' = {c,e} and B' = {a,c}

∴ A' ∪ B' = {c,e} ∪ {a,c}

A' ∪ B'= { a, c,e} ----->(2)

From (1) and (2)

(A ∩ B)' = A' ∪ B' (which is a De Morgan's law of intersection).

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