Let A and B be two sets having 3 and 6 elements respectively.

Question:

Let $A$ and $B$ be two sets having 3 and 6 elements respectively. Write the minimum number of elements that $A \cup B$ can have.

Solution:

We know that $n(A \cup B)=n(A)+n(B)-n(A \cap B)$

$n(A \cup B)$ is minimum when $n(A \cap B)$ is maximum

so, $n(A \cap B)=3$

Hence, $n(A \cup B)=n(A)+n(B)-n(A \cap B)$

$=3+6-3$

$=6$

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