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Suppose A is an infinite set and B is countable and disjoint from A. Prove that...

Suppose A is an infinite set and B is countable and disjoint from A. Prove that the union A U B is equivalent to A by defining a bijection f: A ----> A U B.

Thus, adding a countably infinite set to an infinite set does not increase its size.

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