Prove that, for all sets $A$, $B$, and $C$, if $A cup B subseteq A cup C$, then $B subseteq C$.












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    $A cup B$ for example.
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Let $A=B={1}$ and $C=emptyset$ (i.e., the empty set).



The empty set is a great counterexample to a lot of would-be theorems, most of the time.






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    Not true in general.



    For example, consider;



    $$A={1,2,3,4,5}$$
    $$B={1,2,3}$$ and $$C={1,2}$$






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      The empty set is a great counterexample to a lot of would-be theorems, most of the time.






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          The empty set is a great counterexample to a lot of would-be theorems, most of the time.






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          The empty set is a great counterexample to a lot of would-be theorems, most of the time.







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              For example, consider;



              $$A={1,2,3,4,5}$$
              $$B={1,2,3}$$ and $$C={1,2}$$






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                $$A={1,2,3,4,5}$$
                $$B={1,2,3}$$ and $$C={1,2}$$






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                  $$A={1,2,3,4,5}$$
                  $$B={1,2,3}$$ and $$C={1,2}$$






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                  $$A={1,2,3,4,5}$$
                  $$B={1,2,3}$$ and $$C={1,2}$$







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