De Morgan's Laws (Set Theory)/Relative Complement/Complement of Intersection

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Theorem

Let $S, T_1, T_2$ be sets such that $T_1, T_2$ are both subsets of $S$.


Then, using the notation of the relative complement:

$\relcomp S {T_1 \cap T_2} = \relcomp S {T_1} \cup \relcomp S {T_2}$


Proof

Let $T_1, T_2 \subseteq S$.

Then from Intersection is Subset and Subset Relation is Transitive:

$T_1 \cap T_2 \subseteq S$

Hence:

\(\ds \relcomp S {T_1 \cap T_2}\) \(=\) \(\ds S \setminus \paren {T_1 \cap T_2}\) Definition of Relative Complement
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \paren {S \setminus T_1} \cup \paren {S \setminus T_2}\) De Morgan's Laws: Difference with Intersection
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \relcomp S {T_1} \cup \relcomp S {T_2}\) Definition of Relative Complement

$\blacksquare$


Source of Name

This entry was named for Augustus De Morgan.


Sources

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