The diagrams drawn to represent sets are called Venn diagrams or Euler -Venn diagrams. Here we represent the universal set U by points within rectangle and the subset A of the set U represented by the interior of a circle. If a set A is a subset of a set B then the circle 1 representing A is drawn inside the circle representing B. If A and B are no equal but they have some common elements, then to represent A and B by two intersecting circles.
Illustration -: A class has 175 students. The following table shows the number of students studying one or more of the following subjects in this case
Subjects No. of students
Mathematics 100
Physics 70
Chemistry 46
Mathematics and Physics 30
Mathematics and Chemistry 28
Physics and Chemistry 23
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 18
How many students are enrolled in Mathematics alone, Physics alone and Chemistry alone? Are there students who have not offered any one of these subjects?
Solution: Let P, C, M denotes the sets of students studying Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics respectively.
Let a, b, c, d, e, f, g denote the number of elements ≤ students) contained in the bounded region as shown in the diagram then
a + d + e + g = 70
c + d + f + g = 100
b + e + f + g = 46
d + g = 30
e + g = 23
f + g = 28
g = 18
after solving we get g = 18, f = 10, e = 5, d = 12, a = 35, b = 13 and c = 60
Therefore a + b + c + d + e + f + g = 153
So, the number of students who have not offered any of these three subjects = 175 –153 = 22
Number of students studying Mathematics only, c = 60
Number of students studying Physics only, a = 35
Number of students studying Chemistry only, b = 13.
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