Is it true that for any sets A and B, P (A) ∪ P (B) = P (A ∪ B)? Justify your answer.

It is not true that for any sets A and B, P (A) ∪ P (B) = P (A ∪ B)

Justification:

Let us assume,

A = {0, 1}

And, B = {1, 2}

A ∪ B = {0, 1, 2}

According to the question,

We have,

P (A) = {ϕ, {0}, {1}, {0, 1}}

P (B) = {ϕ, {1}, {2}, {1, 2}}

P (A ∪ B) = {ϕ, {0}, {1}, {2}, {0, 1}, {1, 2}, {0, 2}, {0, 1, 2}}

Also,

P (A) ∪ P (B) = {ϕ, {0}, {1}, {2}, {0, 1}, {1, 2}}

P (A) ∪ P (B ≠ P (A ∪ B)

Hence, the given statement is false