Practice Counting Using Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion - 22.1 | 22. Counting Using Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion | Discrete Mathematics - Vol 2
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Question 1

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What is the formula for the cardinality of the union of two sets?

💡 Hint: Think about over-counting!

Question 2

Easy

If |A| = 5 and |B| = 3, and |A ∩ B| = 2, what's |A ∪ B|?

💡 Hint: Use the formula for union!

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Question 1

How does the principle of inclusion-exclusion help in counting?

💡 Hint: Think about adding and subtracting counts.

Question 2

The formula for three sets' union primarily adjusts for what?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember the addition and subtraction scheme!

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Question 1

In a conference, 100 attendees discussed several topics. If 70 were interested in AI, 50 in Data Science, and 30 in both, determine how many were interested in at least one topic.

💡 Hint: Set up each count and adjust using the intersection.

Question 2

Consider three libraries A, B, and C with 100, 80, and 60 titles respectively, with overlaps: 30 common in A and B, 20 in A and C, 25 between B and C, and 15 in all three. Find the number of unique titles.

💡 Hint: Extract each size and substitute into the inclusion-exclusion formula.

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