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In each of the following, determine whether the statement is true or false. If it is true, prove it. If it is false, give an example.
(i) If $x \in A$ and $A \in B$, then $x \in B$
(ii) If $A \subset B$ and $B \in C$, then $A \in C$
(iii) If $A \subset B$ and $B \subset C$, then $A \subset C$
(iv) If $A \not \subset B$ and $B \not \subset C$, then $A \not \subset C$
(v) If $x \in A$ and $A \not \subset B$, then $x \in B$
(vi) If $A \subset B$ and $x \notin B$, then $x \notin A$
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(i) False. Let $A=\{1\}, B=\{\{1\}, 2\}$
$\therefore 1 \in \mathrm{A}$ and $A \in B$ but $1 \notin B$
So, $x \in \mathrm{A}$ and $A \in B$ need not imply that $x \in B$
(ii) False. Let $A=\{1\}, B=\{1,2\}$ and
$C=\{\{1,2\}, 3\}$
$\therefore A \subset B$ and $B \in C$ but $A \notin C$
Thus, $A \subset B$ and $B \in C$ need not imply that $A \in C$.
(iii) True. Let $x \in A$, Then
$A \subset B \Rightarrow x \in B$, then $B \subset C \Rightarrow x \in C$
Thus, $A \subset B$ and $B \subset C \Rightarrow A \subset C$
(iv) False. Let $A=\{1,2\}, B=\{2,3\}$ and $C=\{1,2,5\}$
Then $A \not \subset B$ and $B \not \subset C$ But $A \subset C$
Thus, $A \not \subset B$ and $B \not \subset C$ need not imply that $A \not \subset C$
(v) False. Let $A=\{1,2\}$ and $B=\{2,3,4,5\}$
Then $1 \in A$ and $A \not \subset B$ as $1 \notin B$
Thus, $x \in A$ and $A \not \subset B$ need not imply that $x \in B$
(vi) True. Let $A \subset B$, then
$x \in A \Rightarrow x \in B \Leftrightarrow x \notin B \Rightarrow x \notin A$

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