设集合A={x2,2x-1,-4},B={x-5,1-x,9},若A∩B={9},求A∪B.
问题描述:
设集合A={x2,2x-1,-4},B={x-5,1-x,9},若A∩B={9},求A∪B.
答
由题意知A∩B={9},因此9∈A,
①若x2=9,则x=±3,
当x=3时,A={9,5,-4},x-5=1-x,与B集合的互异性矛盾;
当x=-3时,A={9,-7,-4},B={-8,4,9},满足题意.
②若2x-1=9,则x=5,此时A={25,9,-4},B={0,-4,9},A∩B={-4,9},与A∩B={9}矛盾,舍去.
故A∪B={-8,-7,-4,4,9}.