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Time:3
Third Semester B.E. Degree Examination, June/July 2013
Discrete Mathematical Structures
hrs.
Ma.x. Marks: r oo
Note: Answer FIVE
full
questions, selecting
atleast TWO questions
from
each part.
PART-A
Define the symmetric difference of any two sets. Determine the sets A and B, given that
A-B=
{r,3,7,tl!,B-A:{2,6,8}andAnB:{4,9}.
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IfSandTbetwosubsetsof(-J,provethatSUT:SATif.andonlyifSandTaredisjoint.
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If Aand B are any two.sets, prove that anS-=AuB,, (04 Marks)
75 children went to an amusement park where they could ride the merry
-
go
-
round, roller
coaster and Ferri's wheel. It is known that 20 of them have taken all the 3 rides and 55 of
them have taken atleast 2 ofthe 3 rides. Each ride cost Rs. 0.50 and the total receipt of the
amusement park is Rs. 70. Determine the number ol children who did not try any of the
three rides.
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Define a tautology and contradiction. For the propositions verify that
[(p
n q) -+r) <+
[-r
(p n q) v r] i:i a tautology using:the truth table. (06 Marks)
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3 a. Write down the lollowing propositions in symbolic lorm and I
3 a. Write down the lollowing propositions in symbolic lorm and find its negation
i) If all triangles are right angled, then no triangle is equiangular
ii) For all integers n, ifn is not divisible by 2, then n is odd. (08 Marks)
b. Prove that the following argument is valid,
Vx[ptxt -+ q1x1]
VxtqG) -+r(x)l
.'.Vx[p(x)
+ r(x)]
Where p(x), q(x) and r(x) are open statements that are defined for a given universe.
Prove that, for any three propositions p, q, r
i)
[(p
"
q) -+ r] <>
t(p] 0
a (q -+ r)l
ii)
[p
-+ (q n r)] <+
[(p'-+
q) n (p -+ r)].
c.
Using the contradiction validate the fo
c. If m is an odd integer, prove m
+
1l is an even integerusing:
i) Direct method
ii) Indirect method
iii) Contradiction merhod.
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4 a. Prove by mathematical inductionthat 12+32+52---+(2n-1)2:
n(2n-1)(2n+l)
b. If Ar, Az, A: - - - A, are any sets, using mathematical induction prove
t,,1.
lUe,l=nA,
lorn>2.
[,=
r
)
i=t
c.
Find an explicit formula for
'1
,,
i) a,= an-r
+ n, ar: 4 for n>2
ii) an=an-t
1-3, ar:10 for n>2.
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PART-B
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5 a.' Define Cartesian
product of two sets. For any non empty sets A, B,'C prove that
A i(B O C)
:
(A x B) n (A x C).
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Marks)
b. Let iand g be functions domRto R defied by (x): ax+ b and g(x) = I
-
x + x2. If (g o f)
(x) = 9xi--_9x
+
3, determine a, b.
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c.
Define innildible function. If f : A+ B andg: B -+ Care inveitible functions, then, prove
that
(g o
g
: X.1i.,C ls invertible and
(g o f)-t = f' o g-r. (07 Marks)
6 a. Define a poset (irartially ordered sdt). The directed graph for a relation R on a set
A -
la.
b. c. d
I
is shown below :
i) Verifr that (A, R) is a poset
ii) Draw the Hasse diagram
i-.,.-
iii) Topologically sort the poset (A, R). (07 Marks)
b. Defme an equivalence relation on a set. Prove that every partition of a set A induces an
(G. +)
is an abelian group.
(07 Marks)
b.'..If H and K are subgroups ofa group G prove that H 0 K is also a sub group ofG. (06 Marks)
,, c. State and prove Lagrange's theorem.
(07 Marks)
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a. Define a ring. Prove that the set Z with binary operations
@
and
@
defined by
...i,''
x
O
y: x
+ y- l, x
I
y: x + y- xy is a ring. (08 Marlis)
b.
The encoding function E :222 -+ zs2 is given by the generator matdx
[lolrol
c=t I
L0
l 0 l ll
i) Determine all the code words
ii) Find the associated
party
-
check matrix H
iii) Use it to decode the received words : 11101, 11011.
c. Show that Zs is an integral domain.
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