Complement Math Example 3

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easy

Let

U = \{a,b,c,d,e,f\}

and

S = \{a,c,e\}

. Find

S'

Answer

S' = \{b, d, f\}

The complement is every element of the universal set not contained in the given set.

About Complement

The complement of set $A$ relative to a universal set $U$ is the set of all elements in $U$ that do not belong to $A$ , written $A^c$ or $A'$ .

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