Use set builder notations to prove that:  (a) X ⊕ Y = (X ∪ Y ) − (X ∩ Y ),           (b)(Y −X) ∪ (Z − X) = (Y ∪ Z) − X. Here, ⊕ means the exclusive OR, which is also known as symmetric difference.

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Use set builder notations to prove that:  (a) X ⊕ Y = (X ∪ Y ) − (X ∩ Y ),           (b)(Y −X) ∪ (Z − X) = (Y ∪ Z) − X.

Here, ⊕ means the exclusive OR, which is also known as symmetric difference.

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