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State whether each of the following statements is true or false. Justify your answer.
(i) {2, 3, 4, 5} and {3, 6} are disjoint sets
(ii) {a, e, i, o, u} and {a, b, c, d} are disjoint sets
(iii) {2, 6, 10, 14} and {3, 7, 11, 15} are disjoints sets
(iv) {2, 6, 10} and {3, 7, 11} are disjoint sets.


(i) False, 3 is an element of both the sets.
(ii) False, a is an element of both the sets.
(iii) True
(iv) True

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