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Let P , Q , and R be three finite sets such that n(P) + n(Q) + n(R)...

Let PP, QQ, and RR be three finite sets such that n(P)+n(Q)+n(R)=110n(P) + n(Q) + n(R) = 110. If the number of elements in their pairwise symmetric differences are n(PΔQ)=40n(P \Delta Q) = 40, n(QΔR)=30n(Q \Delta R) = 30, and n(RΔP)=50n(R \Delta P) = 50, and the number of elements in their intersection is n(P∩Q∩R)=5n(P \cap Q \cap R) = 5, then the number of elements present in exactly one of the sets PP, QQ, or RR is:

Options

  1. A2525
  2. B6060
  3. C1515
  4. D6565

Correct answer

A. 2525

Step-by-step solution

The number of elements in the symmetric difference of two sets is given by:
n(PΔQ)=n(P)+n(Q)−2n(P∩Q)n(P \Delta Q) = n(P) + n(Q) - 2n(P \cap Q)

Summing the three given symmetric differences yields:
n(PΔQ)+n(QΔR)+n(RΔP)=2(n(P)+n(Q)+n(R))−2(n(P∩Q)+n(Q∩R)+n(R∩P))n(P \Delta Q) + n(Q \Delta R) + n(R \Delta P) = 2(n(P) + n(Q) + n(R)) - 2(n(P \cap Q) + n(Q \cap R) + n(R \cap P))

Let S1=n(P)+n(Q)+n(R)S_1 = n(P) + n(Q) + n(R) and S2=n(P∩Q)+n(Q∩R)+n(R∩P)S_2 = n(P \cap Q) + n(Q \cap R) + n(R \cap P).
Substituting the given values:
40+30+50=2(110)−2S240 + 30 + 50 = 2(110) - 2S_2
120=220−2S2120 = 220 - 2S_2
2S2=1002S_2 = 100
S2=50S_2 = 50

The number of elements present in exactly one of the three sets is given by the formula:
E1=S1−2S2+3S3E_1 = S_1 - 2S_2 + 3S_3
where S3=n(P∩Q∩R)=5S_3 = n(P \cap Q \cap R) = 5.

Substituting the values into the formula:
E1=110−2(50)+3(5)E_1 = 110 - 2(50) + 3(5)
E1=110−100+15=25E_1 = 110 - 100 + 15 = 25

Answer: 2525
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