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Lial - College Algebra 13th Edition
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Chapter 1, Problem 52

Let A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}, B = {2, 4, 8, 10}, C = {4, 10, 12}, D = {2, 10}, andU = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14}. Determine whether each statement is true or false. C ⊆ U

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Recall that the symbol ⊆ means 'is a subset of,' which means every element of set C must also be an element of set U.
List the elements of set C: {4, 10, 12}.
List the elements of set U: {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14}.
Check each element of C to see if it is in U: 4 is in U, 10 is in U, and 12 is in U.
Since all elements of C are found in U, conclude that C ⊆ U is true.

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Key Concepts

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Subset Definition

A set A is a subset of set B if every element of A is also an element of B. This means all members of A must be contained within B for A ⊆ B to be true.
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Universal Set

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