(a) What is the symmetric difference of the set Z+ of nonnegative integers and the set E of even integers (E = {..., −4, −2, 0, 2, 4,... } contains both negative and positive even integers). (b) Form the symmetric difference of A and B to get a set C. Form the symmetric difference of A and C. What did you get? Give a proof of the answer.

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(a) What is the symmetric difference of the set Z+ of nonnegative integers and the set E of even integers (E = {..., −4, −2, 0, 2, 4,... } contains both negative and positive even integers).

(b) Form the symmetric difference of A and B to get a set C. Form the symmetric difference of A and C. What did you get? Give a proof of the answer.

 

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