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Discrete Math Question Paper 2024

This document is an examination paper for a Discrete Mathematics course at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal. It includes three groups of questions: very short answer type, short answer type, and long answer type, covering various topics such as permutations, graph theory, and group theory. The paper is structured to assess students' understanding of key concepts in discrete mathematics over a duration of three hours for a total of 70 marks.

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Discrete Math Question Paper 2024

This document is an examination paper for a Discrete Mathematics course at Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal. It includes three groups of questions: very short answer type, short answer type, and long answer type, covering various topics such as permutations, graph theory, and group theory. The paper is structured to assess students' understanding of key concepts in discrete mathematics over a duration of three hours for a total of 70 marks.

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TECH(N)/EVEN/SEM-4/4407/2023-2024/I007
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL
Paper Code : PCC- CS401/PCC-CS401/PCCCS 401/PCCCS401 Discrete Mathematics
UPID : 004407

Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks :70


The Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidate are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable

Group-A (Very Short Answer Type Question)


1. Answer any ten of the following : [ 1 x 10 = 10 ]
(I) Explain the difference between a permutation and a combination, and provide an example of each.
(II) What is the truth value of ¬(P∧Q)¬(P ∧Q) if P is true and Q is false?
(III) What is an abelian group?
(IV) What is the chromatic number of a graph?
(V) What is composition of mapping?
(VI) If you have 6 different colors of socks, how many ways can you choose 2 pairs (4 socks total)?
(VII) What is the truth value of (P∧¬Q)∨(Q∧¬P)(P ∧¬Q)∨(Q∧¬P ) if P and Q are both true?
(VIII) Define a group in abstract algebra and explain the group axioms.
(IX) What is the minimum number of edges required for a connected graph with n vertices to be a tree?
(X) Define the union of two sets.
(XI) In a city, there are 30 traffic lights. If each traffic light can be either red, yellow, or green, what can you
guarantee about the colors of some traffic lights?
(XII) If p→(q∧r) and r→s are both true, what can you conclude about p→s?

Group-B (Short Answer Type Question)


Answer any three of the following : [ 5 x 3 = 15 ]
2. Prove by mathematical induction 3n<n! for all positive integers n≥6 [5]
3. A drawer contains ten black and ten white socks. You reach in and pull some out without looking at [5]
them. What is the least number of socks you must pull out to be sure to get a matched pair? Explain
how the answer follows from the pigeonhole principle.
4. What is De Morgan's Law in propositional logic? Provide both forms of the law. [5]
5. In a ring R if x3 = x for all x ∈ R, then show that R is commutative. [5]
6. Consider a connected undirected graph G with n vertices and m edges. Prove that if G has no cycles, then [5]
m must be less than n.

Group-C (Long Answer Type Question)


Answer any three of the following : [ 15 x 3 = 45 ]
7. (a) Let G be a group in which for some integer n > 1, (ab)n =anbn for all a, b ∈ G. Show that [5]
a) Gn = { xn | x ∈ G } is a normal subgroup of G.
b) Gn−1 = { xn−1 | x ∈ G } is a normal subgroup of G.
(b) If ϕ : G → H is a homomorphism and G is abelian, then Imϕ = { ϕ(g) | g ∈ G } is abelian. [5]
(c) Prove that any group of order 15 is cyclic. [5]
8. (a) prove that (p→q)∧(q→r)→(p→r) is a tautology [5]
(b) Without truth table find the DNF and CNF of the expression [ 10 ]
~(p ∨ q) ↔ (p ∧ q)
9. (a) State and prove Division Algorithm [8]
(b) Determine the Recursive formula for the sequance 3,9,21..........Also find the 11th term [7]
10. (a) By principle of inclusion and exclusion find the number of 10 combinations of the elements of the [8]
set S containing 5 a's, 4 b's 5 c's and 7 d's
(b) State the first form of Pigeonhole Principle and the prove that in a party where guests are [7]
handshaking among themselves.there will always be at least two guests who have shaken hands the
same number of times.
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11. (a) Consider the following directed weighted graph G with vertices V={A,B,C,D,E} and edges with their [8]
corresponding weights:
(A,B,5)
(A,C,3)
(B,C,2)
(B,D,6)
(C,D,7)
(C,E,4)
(D,E,5)
Apply Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm to find the shortest paths from vertex AA to all other
vertices in the graph.
(b) Prove that a simple graph with n vertices and k components can have atmost 1/2(n-k)(n-k+1) edges [7]

*** END OF PAPER ***

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