Preimage of Set Difference under Mapping

Theorem
Let $$f: S \to T$$ be a mapping.

Let $$T_1$$ and $$T_2$$ be subsets of $$T$$.

Then:
 * $$f^{-1} \left({T_1 \setminus T_2}\right) = f^{-1} \left({T_1}\right) \setminus f^{-1} \left({T_2}\right)$$

where:
 * $$\setminus$$ denotes set difference;
 * $$f^{-1}$$ denotes preimage.

Corollary 1
In addition to the other conditions above:

Let $$T_1 \subseteq T_2$$.

Then:
 * $$\complement_{f^{-1} \left({T_2}\right)} \left({f^{-1} \left({T_1}\right)}\right) = f^{-1} \left({\complement_{T_2} \left({T_1}\right)}\right)$$

where $$\complement$$ (in this context) denotes relative complement.

Corollary 2

 * $$\complement_S \left({f^{-1} \left({T_1}\right)}\right) = f^{-1} \left({\complement_T \left({T_1}\right)}\right)$$

Proof
As $$f: S \to T$$, being a mapping, is also a many-to-one relation, it follows from Inverse of Many-to-One Relation is One-to-Many that its inverse $$f^{-1}: T \to S$$ is one-to-many.

Thus we can apply One-to-Many Image of Set Difference:
 * $$\mathcal R \left({T_1 \setminus T_2}\right) = \mathcal R \left({T_1}\right) \setminus \mathcal R \left({T_2}\right)$$

where in this context $$\mathcal R = f^{-1}$$.

Proof of Corollary 1
From One-to-Many Image of Set Difference: Corollary 1 we have:
 * $$\complement_{\mathcal R \left({T_2}\right)} \left({\mathcal R \left({T_1}\right)}\right) = \mathcal R \left({\complement_{T_2} \left({T_1}\right)}\right)$$

where $$\mathcal R \subseteq T \times S$$ is a one-to-many relation on $$T \times S$$.

Hence as $$f^{-1}: T \to S$$ is a one-to-many relation:
 * $$\complement_{f^{-1} \left({T_2}\right)} \left({f^{-1} \left({T_1}\right)}\right) = f^{-1} \left({\complement_{T_2} \left({T_1}\right)}\right)$$

Proof of Corollary 2
From One-to-Many Image of Set Difference: Corollary 2 we have:
 * $$\complement_{\operatorname{Im} \left({\mathcal R}\right)} \left({\mathcal R \left({S_1}\right)}\right) = \mathcal R \left({\complement_S \left({S_1}\right)}\right)$$

where $$\mathcal R \subseteq T \times S$$ is a one-to-many relation on $$T \times S$$.

Hence as $$f^{-1}: T \to S$$ is a one-to-many relation:
 * $$\complement_{\operatorname{Im}^{-1} \left({f}\right)} \left({f^{-1} \left({T_1}\right)}\right) = f^{-1} \left({\complement_T \left({T_1}\right)}\right)$$

But from Preimage of Mapping equals Domain, we have that:
 * $$\operatorname{Im}^{-1} \left({f}\right) = S$$

Hence:
 * $$\complement_S \left({f^{-1} \left({T_1}\right)}\right) = f^{-1} \left({\complement_T \left({T_1}\right)}\right)$$