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The number of elements in the symmetric difference of {1,2,3,4} and {3,4,5,6} is:

Answer: 4.

  • A 2
  • B 4
  • C 6
  • D 8

Correct answer: B. 4

Explanation: Symmetric difference = {1, 2, 5, 6}, which has 4 elements.

Set Operations: Union, Intersection, ComplementUABA∩BOutside both circles = (A∪B)' = A'∩B' (De Morgan)A∪B = everything in either circle; A∩B = only the overlap

A Venn diagram makes set identities visual: A∪B is everything inside either circle, A∩B is only the overlap, and the region outside both circles represents the complement of their union - directly illustrating De Morgan's law (A∪B)′ = A′∩B′.

Concept context

Types of sets, operations (union/intersection/complement), relations, and types of functions with domain and range

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