Step 1 :First, understand the meaning of the union of sets. The union of two sets A and U, denoted by A ∪ U, is the set of elements which are in A, in U, or in both A and U.
Step 2 :In this case, set A is {5,6,7,8} and set U is {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.
Step 3 :The union of A and U includes all the elements that are in A, in U, or in both.
Step 4 :Since all elements of A are also in U, the union of A and U is just U.
Step 5 :So, A ∪ U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.
Step 6 :Check the result: all elements of A and U are included in the union, so the answer is correct.
Step 7 :\(\boxed{A \cup U = \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}}\)