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Show that (A | B) U (B \ A) = (AUB) \(B n A).

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Answer:We have to prove,(A \ B) βˆͺ ( B \ A ) = (A U B) \ (B ∩ A).Suppose,x ∈ (A \ B) βˆͺ ( B \ A ), where x is an arbitrary,β‡’ x ∈ A \ B or x ∈ B \ Aβ‡’ x ∈ A and x βˆ‰ B or x ∈ B and x βˆ‰ Aβ‡’ Β x ∈ A or x ∈ B and x βˆ‰ B and x βˆ‰ Aβ‡’ x ∈ A βˆͺ B and x βˆ‰ B ∩ Aβ‡’ x ∈ ( A βˆͺ B ) \ ( B ∩ A )Conversely,Suppose,y ∈ ( A βˆͺ B ) \ ( B ∩ A ), where, y is an arbitrary.β‡’ y ∈ A βˆͺ B and x βˆ‰ B ∩ Aβ‡’ y ∈ A or y ∈ B and y βˆ‰ B or y βˆ‰ Aβ‡’ Β y ∈ A and y βˆ‰ B or y ∈ B and y βˆ‰ Aβ‡’ Β y ∈ A \ B Β or Β y ∈ B \ A β‡’ Β y ∈ ( A \ B ) βˆͺ ( B \ A )Hence, proved......