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Cardinality of a Set

Cardinality of a Set. “The number of elements in a set.” Let A be a set. If A =  (the empty set), then the cardinality of A is 0. b. If A has exactly n elements, n a natural number, then the cardinality of A is n. The set A is a finite set.

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Cardinality of a Set

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  1. Cardinality of a Set • “The number of elements in a set.” • Let A be a set. • If A =  (the empty set), then the cardinality of A is 0. • b. If A has exactly n elements, n a natural number, then the cardinality of A is n. The set A is a finite set. • c. Otherwise, A is an infinite set.

  2. Notation • The cardinality of a set A is denoted by | A |. • If A =  , then | A |= 0. • If A has exactly n elements, then | A | = n. • c. If A is an infinite set, then | A | = .

  3. Examples: A = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19}; | A | = 8 A = N (natural numbers); | N | =  A = Q (rational numbers); | Q | =  A = {2n | n is an integer}; | A | =  (the set of even integers)

  4. DEFINITION: Let A and B be sets. Then, |A| = |B| if and only if there is a one-to-one correspondence between the elements of A and the elements of B. Examples: 1. A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} B = {a, e, i, o, u} 1 a, 2 e, 3 i, 4 o, 5 u; |B| = 5

  5. 2. A = N (the natural numbers) B = {2n | n is a natural number} (the even natural numbers) n 2n is a one-to one correspondence between A and B. Therefore, |A| = |B|; |B| = . 3. A = N (the natural numbers) C = {2n 1 | n is a natural number} (the odd natural numbers) n 2n 1 is a one-to one correspondence between A and C. Therefore, |A| = |C|; |C| = .

  6. Countable Sets DEFINITIONS: 1. A set S is finite if there is a one-to-one correspondence between it and the set {1, 2, 3, . . ., n} for some natural number n. 2. A set S is countably infinite if there is a one-to-one correspondence between it and the natural numbers N.

  7. A set S is countable if it is either finite or countably infinite. • A set S is uncountable if it is not countable.

  8. Examples: 1. A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7},  = {a, b, c, d, . . . x, y, z} are finite sets; |A| = 7, | | = 26 . 2. N (the natural numbers), Z (the integers), and Q (the rational numbers) are countably infnite sets; that is, |Q| = |Z| = |N|.

  9. 3. I (the irrational numbers) and   (the real numbers) are uncountable sets; that is |I| > |N| and | | > |N|.

  10. Some Facts: • A set S is finite if and only if for any proper subset A  S, |A| < |S|; that is, “proper subsets of a finite set have fewer elements.” • Suppose that A and B are infinite sets and A  B. If B is countably infinite then A is countably infinite and |A| = |B|.

  11. 3. Every subset of a countable set is countable. • If A and B are countable sets, then A  B • is a countable set.

  12. Irrational Numbers, Real Numbers Irrational numbers: “points on the real line that are not rational points”; decimals that are neither repeating nor terminating. Real numbers: “rationals”  “irrationals”

  13. is a real number:

  14. is not a rational number, i.e., is an irrational number. Proof: Suppose is a rational number. Then . . .

  15. Other examples ofirrational numbers: Square roots of rational numbers that are not perfect squares. Cube roots of rational numbers that are not perfect cubes. And so on.   3.14159, e 2.7182182845

  16. Algebraic numbers – roots of polynomials with integer coefficients. Transcendental numbers – irrational numbers that are not algebraic.

  17. THEOREM: The real numbers are uncountable! Proof: Consider the real numbers on the interval [0,1]. Suppose they are countable. Then . . . Arrive at a contradiction. COROLLARY: The irrational numbers are uncountable. Proof: Real numbers: “rationals”  “irrationals”

  18. The Real Line

  19. Absolute Value DEFINITION: Let a be a real number. The absolute value of a, denoted |a|, is given by Geometric interpretation: |a| is the distance on the real number line from the point a to the origin 0.

  20. |5|=5, |3|=3

  21. Absolute value inequalities • Find the real numbers x that satisfy: • 1. |x| < 3 • 2. |x| 2 • 3. |x  3|  4 • 4. |x + 2| > 5 • 5. |2x  3| < 5

  22. Answers: • (3,3); 3 < x < 3 • (,2]  [2,); x  2 or x  2 • [1,7];  1  x 7 • 4. (,7)  (3,); x < 7 or x > 3 • 5. (1,4); 1 < x < 4

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