Q1. Check whether the following statements are true or not. Justify your answers with a short proof or a counter example.
- i)) If the contrapositive of a statement is true, then the statement itself is also true. (80 words)
- ii)) a + 3an-1 + 2an-2 = 2" is a linear homogeneous recurrence relation. (80 words)
- iii)) A particular solution of the recurrence relation an -2an-1 + an-2 = 1 has the form Cn². (80 words)
- iv)) There exists a boolean expression in variables x1,x2 and x3 with CNF as (X₁ VX2)∧ (X2 V X3) ∧ (X3 V X₁). (80 words)
- v)) If a dice is rolled thrice, then the probability of getting a 6 each time is 1/72 (80 words)
- vi)) Every odd cycle has the same chromatic and edge chromatic numbers. (80 words)
- vii)) Every Eulerian graph is Hamiltonian. (80 words)
- viii)) S gives the number of ways in which any 3 objects can be placed in any 4 boxes. (80 words)
- ix)) There exists a self-complementary planar graph on 5 or more vertices. (80 words)
- X) The number of partitions of 6 is 10. (80 words)
Key Points:
- Contrapositive and original statement have identical truth values.
- Non-homogeneous recurrence relations have a non-zero term on RHS.
- Particular solutions for `r=1` root with multiplicity `m` require `n^m` factor.
- Any well-formed Conjunctive Normal Form (CNF) is a valid boolean expression.
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