Question 4 of 35intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer3 marks

State whether each of the following statements are true or false. If the statement is false, rewrite the given statement correctly.

(i)

If P={m,n}P = \{m, n\} and Q={n,m}Q = \{n, m\}, then P×Q={(m,n),(n,m)}P \times Q = \{(m, n), (n, m)\}.

Answer

False. The correct statement is: P×Q={(m,n),(m,m),(n,n),(n,m)}P \times Q = \{(m, n), (m, m), (n, n), (n, m)\}.

(ii)

If AA and BB are non-empty sets, then A×BA \times B is a non-empty set of ordered pairs (x,y)(x, y) such that x∈Ax \in A and y∈By \in B.

Answer

True.

(iii)

If A={1,2}A = \{1, 2\}, B={3,4}B = \{3, 4\}, then A×(B∩ϕ)=ϕA \times (B \cap \phi) = \phi.

Answer

True.

Explanation

For part (i), the Cartesian product of two sets with 2 elements each must have 4 ordered pairs. The given statement only lists 2 pairs, missing (m,m)(m, m) and (n,n)(n, n). For part (ii), this is the standard definition of Cartesian product - when both sets are non-empty, their product contains all ordered pairs with first element from A and second from B. For part (iii), since B∩ϕ=ϕB \cap \phi = \phi (intersection with empty set is empty), and A×ϕ=ϕA \times \phi = \phi (Cartesian product with empty set is empty), the statement is correct.