Akshay
Last Activity: 9 Years ago
OK.
If set A is a subset of set B, then AUB=B. In this question, set Y={9(n-1)}. Y={0,9,18,27.....}
In other words, Y is a set of elements that are divisible by 9.
Set X={4n-3n-1}. To prove XUY=Y, we have to first prove that X is a set of numbers that are divisible by 9.
For that, you have to expand 4n, by using binomial theorm. Just write 4=(3+1).
4n=(3+1)n = nC0 + nC1*31 + nC2 * 32 + nC3 * 33 +........+ nCn * 3n,
When you put this in 4n-3n-1, 3n+1 will get cancelled out. So, X={nC2 *32 + nC3*33...... + nCn *3n
}.
Now X will always be divisible by 9, as each term in expanded version of X has minimum power of 32.
Y is a set of all natural numbers that are divisible by 9. So, any set which contains integers that are divisible by 9, will be a subset of Y, as Y is a universal set of atural numbers divisible by 9. Hence, XUY=Y.
ATB.