## Inclusion-Exclusion Principle Principle that dictates that when combining / overlapping sets, you have to make sure to not include elements that occur in multiple sets multiple times. ### Example: How many integers between $1$ and $10^6$ are of the form $x^2$ or $x^5$ for some $x in NN$? #### How many $x^2$? $sqrt(10^6) = 10^3 = 1.000$ #### How many $x^5$? By estimation: $$ &15^5 = 759,375 && "--- in the range / below" 10^6 \ &16^5 = 1,048,576 && "--- outside the range / above" 10^6 \ &=> 15 "numbers in the form "x^5"exist" && $$ > [!warning] > Now, we can't add $1,000$ and $15$, since there are numbers that match both, so we need to subtract these duplicates. #### How many $x^2$ and $x^5$ / $x^10$? $$ & 3^10 = 59,049 \ & 4^10 = 1,048,576 \ & => 3 "numbers that are both" x^2 "and" x^5 "exist" $$ #### Final calculation: Formula: $"Elements that are" x^2 + "Elements that are" x^5 - "Elements that are both"$ $==> 1,000 + 15 - 3 = 1,012$