Negating a statement, quick check.

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Homework Statement


So, I have a set
[tex]S = (x, y) \in \mathbb{R} | (x and y \in \mathbb{Q}) or (x and y \notin \mathbb{Q})[/tex]

I want to find
[tex]T = \mathbb{R} minus S[/tex]

so I am negating this and get


[tex]T = (x, y) \in \mathbb{R} | (x or y \in \mathbb{Q}) and (x or y \notin \mathbb{Q})[/tex]

which really just means that one coordinate must be rational, and the other must be irrational. Is this correct?

Thanks. I also seem to be having problems in latex getting the set complement R\S and brackets around my sets working, so sorry about that.
 
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yes this is correct, it follows from elementary rules of logic