UNION OF SETS

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Set Operations
•Union of Sets

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Union of Sets
The union of sets A and B, written
is the set of elements belonging to either of
the sets, or
{ | and }.
A B x x A x B
  
,
A B

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Find each union.
a)
b)
Solution
a)
b)
Example: Union of Sets
{1,3,5,7,9} {1,2,3,4,5,6}
{2,4,6} 
{2,4,6}
{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9}

4. Example: Union of Sets
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