Prove or disprove the following statement For all sets A, B and C, if A ⊆ (B ∪ C) then A ⊆ B or A ⊆ C.
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The statement says that for any sets A, B, and C, if A is a subset of the union of B and C (A ⊆ B ∪ C), then A must be a subset of B or A must be a subset of C (A ⊆ B or A ⊆ C). Show more…
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