# Math Help - Disjoint sets

1. ## Disjoint sets

How can we show that A/B, B/A and A and(Cant do the upside down u symbol) B are disjoint sets?

Thanks for your help in advance

2. Originally Posted by adam_leeds
How can we show that A/B, B/A and A and(Cant do the upside down u symbol) B are disjoint sets?
Is your task to show that $A\setminus B,~B\setminus A,~\&~A\cap B$ are pair-wise disjoint?

3. Originally Posted by Plato
Is your task to show that $A\setminus B,~B\setminus A,~\&~A\cap B$ are pair-wise disjoint?
This is what im confused about as well it says :
Show that $A\setminus B,~B\setminus A,~\&~A\cap B$ are disjoint sets

4. Originally Posted by adam_leeds
This is what im confused about as well it says :
Show that $A\setminus B,~B\setminus A,~\&~A\cap B$ are disjoint sets
Say that $x\in A\setminus B$ that means that $x\in A,~x\notin B$.
Thus is it at all possible for $x\in B\setminus A,\text{ or }x\in A\cap B?$

5. If you want to show that 3 sets A,B,C are pairwise disjoint then you can show the following implications: $x\in A \Rightarrow x\notin B, x\in B\Rightarrow x\notin C, x\in C\Rightarrow x\notin A$

For example: $x\in A\setminus B \Rightarrow x\notin B \Rightarrow x\notin B\setminus A$. Thus $A\setminus B$ and $B\setminus A$ are disjoint sets.

6. thank you im giving up for now as its xmas tomorrow

merry xmas everyone