First semester for me. I need to prove the following:
If $A \subset B \implies A \cap B = A$.
I tried some simpler versions which don't quite satisfy me. So I tried the following:
Given $x \in A \cap B, A \subset B$ and $(A \cap B) \setminus A \neq \varnothing \implies \,\exists x \in (A \cap B) \setminus A : x \notin A \implies x \notin A \cap B$
Which is a contradiction. So $(A \cap B) \setminus A = \varnothing \implies A \cap B = A$
Let A $\subset$ B.
We show A $\cap$ B $\subset$ A. Suppose x$\in$ A $\cap$ B. By definition of intersection, x $\in$ A and x $\in$ B. So x $\in$ A. Thus A $\cap$ B $\subset$ A.
We now show A $\subset$ A $\cap$ B. Since A $\subset$ B by assumption, $\forall$ x $\in$ A, x $\in$ B. Thus $\forall$ x $\in$ A, x $\in$ A $\cap$ B. Thus A $\subset$ A $\cap$ B.
Therefore, A = A $\cap$ B.