document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016956>Question 1016956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When A &#8838; B the difference B \ A is defined to be the set of all objects that are in A but not in B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Construct a counterexample to the statement ”Given A &#8838; B &#8838; C, C \ (B \ A) = (C \ B) \ A”. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"B \ A is defined to be the set of all objects that are in A but not in B.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is defined the other way around, i.e. B\A is the set of elements in B but not A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When A = {1}, B = {1,2}, and C = {1,2,3}, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B \ A = {2} --> C \ (B \ A) = {1,3}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C \ B = {3} --> (C \ B) \ A = {3} </SPAN>\n" );
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