Discrete Mathematics

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

• True
• False

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

What is the type of progression?

• Arithmetic

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

• 30
• 20
• 25
• 15

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

• 244000
• 2100
• 210
• 21100

The given graph is planar.

• True
• False

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 _____

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

Every connected graph has a spanning tree.

• True
• False

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

• 8

¬P ∨ Q is equivalent to :

• ¬(P∨Q)
• P → Q
• ¬P ∧ ¬Q

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

• 36

It is a connected graph containing no cycles.

• Tree

A spanning tree that has the smallest possible combined weight.

• minimum spanning tree

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

• True
• False

What type of progression this suggest?

• Arithmetic

How many people takes coffee but not tea and wine?

• 45

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

• 40

All graphs have Euler's Path

• True
• False

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

• 64,16
• 8,16
• 32,64
• 16,64

How many people like only one of the three?

• 26

Find f (1).

• 4
• 1
• 3
• 2

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

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

• Proof by contradiction

A connected graph with no cycles.

• tree

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

• True
• False

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.

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

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)

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

• 3

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

• inverse image

_____ is the simplest style of proof.

• Direct Proof

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

• 27

For all n in rational, 1/n ≠ n - 1

• True
• False

An argument form which is always valid.

• deduction rule

The tree elements are called _____

• nodes

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

• 3

The child of a child of a vertex is called

• grandchild

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

• Tautology
• Double Negation
• De Morgan's Law

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

• factorial

These are lines or curves that connect vertices.

• Edges

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

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

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

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

• ¬P ∧ ¬Q.
• ¬P ∨ Q
• ¬P ∨ ¬Q

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

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

surjective and injecive are opposites of each other.

• True
• False

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

• 4

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

• 15

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

• 720

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

• True
• False

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

A graph in which every pair of vertices is adjacent.

• Complete Graph

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

• walk

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

• 8

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

• True
• False

What is the 20th term?

• 29

Circuits start and stop at _______________

• different vertices
• same vertex

Does a rational r value for r2 =6 exist?

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

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

• Euler circuit, Euler path

How many people takes tea and wine?

• 32

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

match the following formulas to its corresponding sequence

• Geometric Series, Double Summation

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} )

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

• Geometric Progression
• Arithmetic Progression

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

Match the truth tables to its corresponding propositional logic

• Implication, Disjunction, Conjunction

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

• True
• False

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

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

• Euler Path
• Euler Circuit

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

• Sequence

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.

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

• 2

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

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

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. If you will give me a cow, then I will not give you magic beans.

• Converse

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

• 90

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

• Chromatic number

A function which renames the vertices.

• non-isomorphism
• isomorphism

The number of edges incident to a vertex.

• Degree of a vertex

Paths start and stop at the same vertex.

• True
• False

The sum of the geometric progression is called geometric series

• True
• False

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

The study of what makes an argument good or bad.

• logic

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

Deduction rule is an argument that is not always right.

• True
• False

A _____ graph has no isolated vertices.

• connected

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

• True
• False

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

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

• 3

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

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

A simple graph has no loops nor multiple edges.

• True
• False

Solve for the value of n in :

• -31

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

Two graphs that are the same are said to be _______________

• isomorphic
• isometric
• isochoric

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

• 21

A path which visits every vertex exactly once

• Hamilton Path

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.

Euler paths must touch all edges.

• True
• False

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

• Logic Equivalence

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

• Edged graph
• Planar graph
• Spanning graph

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

• bipartite

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

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

• forest
• cyclic graph
• tree
• bipartite graph

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

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.

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}

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

• True
• False

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

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

• argument

Determine the number of elements in A U B.

• 18

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

• 0 (zero)

How many people like apples only?

• 2

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

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} )

Two edges are adjacent if they share a vertex.

• True
• False

What is the matching number for the following graph?

• 4

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

• 512

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

• 3

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

• True
• False

It is a rule that assigns each input exactly one output

• function

Identify the propositional logic of the truth table given

• disjunction
• negation
• conjunction
• implication

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

• factor

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

• Euler Circuit
• None
• Euler Path
• Both

A tree is the same as a forest.

• True
• False

How many spanning trees are possible in the given figure?

• 4