Mat2004 B
Mat2004 B
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PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY
BENGALURU
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
MID TERM EXAMINATION - OCT 2023
Semester : Semester III - B.Tech CSE - 2022 Date : Oct 25, 2023
Course Code : MAT2004 Time : 3:59 AM - 3:59 AM
Course Name : Sem III - MAT2004 - Discrete Mathematical Structures Max Marks : 50
Program : B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering Weightage : 50%
Instructions:
(i) Read all questions carefully and answer accordingly.
(ii) Question paper consists of 3 parts.
(iii) Scientific and non-programmable calculator are permitted.
(iv) Do not write any information on the question paper other than Roll Number.
PART A
1. Let p and q be the propositions “Swimming at the New Jersey shore is allowed” and “Sharks have been
spotted near the shore,” respectively. Write each of these compound propositions as an English
sentence. a) ¬q → p b ) ¬p → ¬q.
(CO1) [Knowledge]
2. Find the bitwise AND and bitwise OR of the bit strings 01 1011 0010 and 11 0001 1001.
(CO1) [Knowledge]
3. State the converse, and the contrapositive of the conditional statement.“If it snows today, I will ski
tomorrow”.
(CO1) [Knowledge]
4. Let P (x) denote the statement “x > 3.” Identify the truth values of P (4) and P (2)?
(CO1) [Knowledge]
5. State which rule of inference is the basis of the following argument. " It is above freezing now.
Therefore, it is either above freezing or raining now".
(CO1) [Knowledge]
PART B
6. Show that and are logically equivalent by using the truth table.
(CO1) [Comprehension]
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PART C
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