Discrete Mathematics

Find the cardinality of R = {20,21,...,39, 40}

• 21

A set of statements, one of which is called the conclusion and the rest of which are called premises.

• argument

The number of simple digraphs with |V | = 3 is

• 512

Arithmetic progression is the sum of the terms of the arithmetic series.

• True
• False

What is the missing term? 3,9,__,81....

• 27

Tracing all edges on a figure without picking up your pencil or repeating and starting and stopping at different spots

• Euler Path
• Euler Circuit

A path which visits every vertex exactly once

• Hamilton Path

A spanning tree that has the smallest possible combined weight.

• minimum spanning tree

Solve for the value of n in :

• -31

All graphs have Euler's Path

• True
• False

Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

• {1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7}
• {1, 2, 6, 7}
• {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
• {3, 4, 5}

It is a connected graph containing no cycles.

• Tree

A graph is an ordered pair G (V, E) consisting of a nonempty set V (called the vertices) and a set E (called the edges) of two-element subsets of V.

• True
• False

A tree is the same as a forest.

• True
• False

The minimum number of colors required in a proper vertex coloring of the graph.

• Chromatic number

It is an algorithm for traversing or searching tree or graph data structures.

• depth first search.
• breadth first search
• spanning tree

Proofs that is used when statements cannot be rephrased as implications.

• Proof by contradiction

Determine the number of elements in A U B.

• 18

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'OPTICAL' be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

• 720

The _____ is a subset of the codomain. It is the set of all elements which are assigned to at least one element of the domain by the function. That is, the range is the set of all outputs.

• range

Circuits start and stop at _______________

• different vertices
• same vertex

Consider the statement, “If you will give me a cow, then I will give you magic beans.” Determine whether the statement below is the converse, the contrapositive, or neither. If you will give me a cow, then I will not give you magic beans.

• Converse

How many simple non-isomorphic graphs are possible with 3 vertices?

• 4

What is the 20th term?

• 29

How many people like apples only?

• 2

A _____ connected graph with no cycles. (If we remove the requirement that the graph is connected, the graph is called a forest.) The vertices in a tree with degree 1 are called _____

Paths start and stop at the same vertex.

• True
• False

Consider the statement, “If you will give me a cow, then I will give you magic beans.” Determine whether the statement below is the converse, the contrapositive, or neither. If I will give you magic beans, then you will give me a cow.

• Neither

The sum of the geometric progression is called geometric series

• True
• False

Find | R | when R = {2, 4, 6,..., 180}

• 90

Find an element n of the domain such that f No = n.

• 3

Suppose P and Q are the statements: P: Jack passed math. Q: Jill passed math. Translate "¬(P ν Q) → Q" into English.

• Neither Jack or Jill passed math.
• Jill passed math if and only if Jack did not pass math.
• If Jack did not pass math and Jill did not pass math, then Jill did not pass math.
• If Jack or Jill did not pass math, then Jill passed math.

If the right angled triangle t, with sides of length a and b and hypotenuse of length c, has area equal to c2/4, what kind of triangle is this?

• obtuse triangle
• isosceles triangle
• scalene triangle

Consider the statement, “If you will give me a cow, then I will give you magic beans.” Determine whether the statement below is the converse, the contrapositive, or neither. You will give me a cow and I will not give you magic beans.

• Contrapositive

Match the truth tables to its corresponding propositional logic

• Implication, Disjunction, Conjunction

The number of edges incident to a vertex.

• Degree of a vertex

Find |A ∩ B| when A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} and B {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}

• 0 (zero)

How many people takes tea and wine?

• 32

¬(P ∨ Q) is logically equal to which of the following expressions?

• ¬P ∧ ¬Q.
• ¬P ∨ Q
• ¬P ∨ ¬Q

The child of a child of a vertex is called

• grandchild

Find the cardinality of S = {1, {2,3,4},0} | S | = _____

• 3

If you travel to London by train, then the journey takes at least two hours.

• If your journey by train takes more than two hours, then you don't travel to London.
• If your journey by train takes less than two hours, then you don’t travel to London.

The study of what makes an argument good or bad.

• logic

In my safe is a sheet of paper with two shapes drawn on it in colored crayon. One is a square, and the other is a triangle. Each shape is drawn in a single color. Suppose you believe me when I tell you that if the square is blue, then the triangle is green. What do you therefore know about the truth value of the following statement? If the triangle is green, then the square is blue.

• The statement is TRUE

A graph T is a tree if and only if between every pair of distinct vertices of T there is a unique path.

• True
• False

Two graphs that are the same are said to be _______________

• isomorphic
• isometric
• isochoric

A sequence of vertices such that every vertex in the sequence is adjacent to the vertices before and after it in the sequence

• walk

What is the sum from 1st to 5th element?

• 40

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

• A graph F is a forest if and only if between any pair of vertices in F there is at most one path.
• Any tree with at least two vertices has at least two vertices of degree two.
• Let T be a tree with v vertices and e edges. Then e v − 1.

What is the matching number for the following graph?

• 4

match the following formulas to its corresponding sequence

• Geometric Series, Double Summation

The tree elements are called _____

• nodes

Does this graph have an Euler Path, Euler Circuit, both, or neither?

• Euler Circuit
• None
• Euler Path
• Both

Deduction rule is an argument that is not always right.

• True
• False

When a connected graph can be drawn without any edges crossing, it is called ________________ .

• Edged graph
• Planar graph
• Spanning graph

A Bipartite graph is a graph for which it is possible to divide the vertices into two disjoint sets such that there are no edges between any two vertices in the same set.

• True
• False

How many edges would a complete graph have if it had 6 vertices?

• 30
• 20
• 25
• 15

Consider the statement, “If you will give me a cow, then I will give you magic beans.” Determine whether the statement below is the converse, the contrapositive, or neither. If you will not give me a cow, then I will not give you magic beans.

• Converse

A graph in which every pair of vertices is adjacent.

• Complete Graph

A graph is complete if there is a path from any vertex to any other vertex.

• True
• False

Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?

• 244000
• 2100
• 210
• 21100

Does a rational r value for r2 =6 exist?

• No, a rational r does not exist.
• Yes, a rational r exist.

Indicate which, if any, of the following graphs G = (V, E, φ), |V | = 5, is not connected.

• φ = ( a {1,2} b {2,3} c {1,2} d {1,3} e {2,3} f {4,5} )
• φ = ( a {1,2} b {2,3} c {1,2} d {2,3} e {3,4} f {1,5} )
• φ = ( 1 {1,2} 2 {1,2} 3 {2,3} 4 {3,4} 5 {1,5} 6 {1,5} )

How many spanning trees are possible in the given figure?

• 4

Which of the following is false?

• A graph with one odd vertex will have an Euler Path but not an Euler Circuit.
• Euler Paths exist when there are exactly two vertices of odd degree.
• A graph with more than two odd vertices will never have an Euler Path or Circuit.
• Euler circuits exist when the degree of all vertices are even

As soon as one vertex of a tree is designated as the _____, then every other vertex on the tree can be characterized by its position relative to the root.

• root

A _____ is a function which is both an injection and surjection. In other words, if every element of the codomain is the image of exactly one element from the domain

• bijection

The _____ of a a subset B of the codomain is the set f −1 (B) {x ∈ X : f (x) ∈ B}.

• inverse image

An undirected graph G which is connected and acyclic is called ____________.

• forest
• cyclic graph
• tree
• bipartite graph

A connected graph with no cycles.

• tree

How many possible output will be produced in a proposition of three statements?

• 8

Indicate which, if any, of the following three graphs G = (V, E, φ), |V | = 5, is not isomorphic to any of the other two.

• φ = ( b {4,5} f {1,3} e {1,3} d {2,3} c {2,4} a {4,5} )
• φ = ( f {1,2} b {1,2} c {2,3} d {3,4} e {3,4} a {4,5} )
• φ = (A {1,3} B {2,4} C {1,2} D {2,3} E {3,5} F {4,5} )

A statement which is true on the basis of its logical form alone.

• Tautology
• Double Negation
• De Morgan's Law

Consider the statement, “If you will give me a cow, then I will give you magic beans.” Determine whether the statement below is the converse, the contrapositive, or neither. If I will not give you magic beans, then you will not give me a cow.

• Contrapositive

Match the following properties of trees to its definition.

• Proposition 4.2.1 → A graph T is a tree if and only if between every pair of distinct vertices of T there is a unique path., Proposition 4.2.4 → 4 Let T be a tree with v vertices and e edges. Then e v − 1., Corollary 4.2.2 → A graph F is a forest if and only if between any pair of vertices in F there is at most one path, Proposition 4.2.3 → Any tree with at least two vertices has at least two vertices of degree one.

Let ‘G’ be a connected planar graph with 20 vertices and the degree of each vertex is 3. Find the number of regions in the graph.

• 12

The ________________________ states that if event A can occur in m ways, and event B can occur in n disjoint ways, then the event “A or B” can occur in m + n ways.

• Additive principle
• Commutative principle
• Distributive principle

Which of the following the logic representation of proof by contrapositive?

• P → Q = ¬Q → P
• P → Q = Q → ¬P
• P → Q = ¬Q → ¬P
• P → Q = ¬(Q → P)

A sequence of vertices such that consecutive vertices (in the sequence) are adjacent (in the graph). A walk in which no edge is repeated is called a trail, and a trail in which no vertex is repeated (except possibly the first and last) is called a path

• Subgraph
• Walk
• Vertex coloring

What is the difference of persons who take wine and coffee to the persons who the persons who takes tea only?

• 15

_____ is a function from a subset of the set of integers.

• Sequence

The geometric sequences uses common _____ in finding the succeeding terms.

• factor

IN combinations, the arrangement of the elements is in a specific order.

• True
• False

Identify the propositional logic of the truth table given

• disjunction
• negation
• conjunction
• implication

A sequence that involves a common difference in identifying the succeeding terms.

• Geometric Progression
• Arithmetic Progression

What is the 4th and 8th element of aNo= n^(2) ?

• 64,16
• 8,16
• 32,64
• 16,64

A function which renames the vertices.

• non-isomorphism
• isomorphism

What is the element n in the domain such as fNo = 1

• 2

If n is a rational number, 1/n does not equal n-1.

• True
• False

surjective and injecive are opposites of each other.

• True
• False

How many people takes coffee but not tea and wine?

• 45

Fill in the blanks. A graph F is a _____ if and only if between any pair of vertices in F there is at most _____

• forest, one path

The cardinality of {3, 5, 7, 9, 5} is 5.

• True
• False

If two vertices are adjacent, then we say one of them is the parent of the other, which is called the _____ of the parent.

• child

An argument form which is always valid.

• deduction rule

¬P ∨ Q is equivalent to :

• ¬(P∨Q)
• P → Q
• ¬P ∧ ¬Q

Defined as the product of all the whole numbers from 1 to n.

• factorial

A _____ graph has two distinct groups where no vertices in either group connecting to members of their own group

• bipartite

What is the type of progression?

• Arithmetic

A graph for which it is possible to divide the vertices into two disjoint sets such that there are no edges between any two vertices in the same set.

• Bipartite Graph

_____ is the same truth value under any assignment of truth values to their atomic parts.

• Logic Equivalence

Which of the following is a possible range of the function?

• All numbers except 3
• 1,2,3
• 3,6,9,12 only
• all multiples of three
• 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Euler paths must touch all edges.

• True
• False

What type of progression this suggest?

• Arithmetic

Rule that states that every function can be described in four ways: algebraically (a formula), numerically (a table), graphically, or in words.

• Rule of four
• Rule of thumb
• Rule of function

Additive principle states that if given two sets A and B, we have |A × B| |A| · |B|.

• True
• False

Let A = {3, 4, 5}. Find the cardinality of P(A).

• 8

Find f (1).

• 4
• 1
• 3
• 2

A _____ is a _____ which starts and stops at the same vertex.

• Euler circuit, Euler path

These are lines or curves that connect vertices.

• Edges

A sequence of vertices such that consecutive vertices (in the sequence) are adjacent (in the graph). A walk in which no edge is repeated is called a trail, and a trail in which no vertex is repeated (except possibly the first and last) is called a path.

• Walk

Consider the function f : N → N given by f (0) 0 and f (n + 1) f No + 2n + 1. Find f (6).

• 36

Every connected graph has a spanning tree.

• True
• False

_____ is the simplest style of proof.

• Direct Proof

In a simple graph, the number of edges is equal to twice the sum of the degrees of the vertices.

• True
• False

How many people like only one of the three?

• 26

An argument is said to be valid if the conclusion must be true whenever the premises are all true.

• True
• False

In my safe is a sheet of paper with two shapes drawn on it in colored crayon. One is a square, and the other is a triangle. Each shape is drawn in a single color. Suppose you believe me when I tell you that if the square is blue, then the triangle is green. What do you therefore know about the truth value of the following statement? The square is not blue or the triangle is green.

• The statement is FALSE

What is the line covering number of for the following graph?

• 3

De Morgan's law is used in finding the equivalence of a logic expression using other logical functions.

• True
• False

A simple graph has no loops nor multiple edges.

• True
• False

What is the minimum height height of a full binary tree?

• 3

Two edges are adjacent if they share a vertex.

• True
• False

How many 3-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?

• 720

The given graph is planar.

• True
• False

It is a rule that assigns each input exactly one output

• function

For all n in rational, 1/n ≠ n - 1

• True
• False

A _____ graph has no isolated vertices.

• connected