[Math] Proof with disjoint and sets.

elementary-set-theory

Prove that $A$ and $B$ are disjoint if and only if $A\subseteq B'$

What I know:

If $S\cap T =\emptyset$ then $S$ and $T$ are said to be disjoint.

The intersection of two sets $S$ and $T$ is the set $S\cap T$, consisting of all elements that are both in $S$ and $T$, hence $S\cap T =$ {$x | x\in S$ AND $x\in T$}.

Best Answer

Maybe something along the lines of

if $A\subset B'$: $$ A\cap B' = A $$ therefore $$ A\cap B = \left(A \cap B'\right)\cap B = A \cap \left(B'\cap B\right) = A \cap \emptyset = \emptyset $$

if $B' \subset A$ then there $$ A\cap S = A = A\cap(B'\cup B) = (A \cap B') \cup (A \cap B) = B' \cup (A \cap B) $$ if $A \cap B = \emptyset$ then $A = B'$ which contradicts the first statement of $B' \subset A$

for $A = B'$ it is easy to sure that this disjoint.