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Kaldanis
Sep30-11, 04:30 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

Let A and B be sets.
Show that A \ B = ∅ if and only if A ⊆ B.


I think this means that A is a subset of B, therefor if I remove all the elements of A that are in B, A would end up being empty (or ∅).

How do I write this mathmatically or is the above sentence acceptable?

ArcanaNoir
Sep30-11, 05:48 PM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

Let A and B be sets.
Show that A \ B = ∅ if and only if A ⊆ B.


I think this means that A is a subset of B, therefor if I remove all the elements of A that are in B, A would end up being empty (or ∅).

How do I write this mathmatically or is the above sentence acceptable?

You would start with something like, A is a subset of B implies for all x in A, x is in B. ...