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Pigeonhole principle and inclusion, exclusion

Two counting ideas that prove things without listing anything.

Pigeonhole: more pigeons than holes means some hole holds two. Inclusion, exclusion: |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| − |A ∩ B|, and the alternating sum continues for more sets. Picture it: a Venn diagram; the overlap is what you counted twice. Think it: inclusion, exclusion is the Möbius function of the subset lattice.

Gumagana halimbawa · {1,2,3,4} union {3,4,5,6}

Set-Theory · Sets

{1,2,3,4} union {3,4,5,6}

Hakbang-hakbang

  1. A = \left\{1, 2, 3, 4\right\},\quad B = \left\{3, 4, 5, 6\right\}

    The two sets.

  2. A \cup B = \left\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\right\}

    Keep everything in either set.

  3. |A| = 4,\ |B| = 4,\ |A \cup B| = 6

    Cardinalities. Note |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| − |A ∩ B|.

Ipahayag ang sagot
A \cup B = \left\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\right\}

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Paano: Pigeonhole principle and inclusion, exclusion

  1. The two sets.
  2. Keep everything in either set.
  3. Cardinalities. Note |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| − |A ∩ B|.

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