MODEL EXAMINATION

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

Year/Branch/Sem : II /IT , CSE / IV Marks: 100

PART-A (20 X 2 = 40)

1.  Obtain PDNF for .

2.  Give the converse and the Contra positve of the implication “ If it is raining then I get wet”.

3.  Represent using only.

4.  Determine the truth value of the following a) If 3+4=12 , then 3+2=6.

b) If 3+3=6 , then 3+4=9.

5.  State Simple statement function.

6.  Express the statement “ For every x there exist a y such that ” in symbolic form.

7.  Give the symbolic form of the statement

“ Every book with a blue cover is a Mathematics book”.

8.  Symbolize the expression (i) “ All the world loves a lover”

9.  For any sets A , B and C , Prove that .

10. Give an example of a lattice which is modular but not distributive.

11. Give an example of a relation which is symmetric but not reflexive

12. Define Characteristic function.

13. If denotes the characteristic function of the set .Prove that

for all .

14. If has 3 elements and has 2 elements. How many functions are there from to .

15. Define odd and even permutation.

16. Show that is a binary operation on the set of positive integers.

17. Let and where is the set of real numbers. Find where .

18. A semi group homomorphism preserves property of associativity

19. Find all the cosets of the subgroup in with the operation multiplication.

20. Define abelian group and subgroup.

PART-B (Answer any 5) (5 X 12 =60 )

21. a)Find the PDNF and PCNF of the formula

.

b) Show that the following premises are inconsistent:

1. If Jack misses many classes through illness and reads a lot of

books.

2. If Jack fails high school, then he is uneducated.

3. If Jack reads a lot of books, then he is not uneducated.

4. Jack misses many classes through illness & reads a lot of

book

22. a)Using Indirect method of proof , derive from

b) Prove that .

23. a)Show that b)Prove that any chain ‘a’ is modular lattice.

24. a) Show that if L is a distributive lattice then for all

.

b)Let R denote a relation on the set of ordered pairs of positive

integers such that iff . Show that R is an

equivalence relation.

25. a)If & are permutations,

prove that .

b) Let the function and be defined and

.Determine the composition function and

.

26. a) Show that .

b) Show that encoding function defined by

is a

group code.

27. State and prove Fundamental theorem on Homomorphism of groups.

28. a) If is the parity check-matrix. Find the Hamming code generated by .If is the received word ,find the corresponding transmitted code word.

b)Find the minimum distance of the encoding function given by .