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V Semester BE - CSE
Subject Name: MA2265 Discrete Mathematics
Important 16 Marks Questions Unit I V
Unit I
1. Prove that (P Q) . (RQ) (P v R)Q and
(x) (P(x)vQ(x))(x) P(x)v (-x)Q(x).
2. Without using truth table find the PCNF and PDNF of
P (Q . P) . (P (Q . R)) .
3. Obtain the principal disjunctive normal form and principal conjunction form of
the statement p v (p(q v (qr ))) .
4. Show that (P R) . (Q P) = (P vQv R) . (P v Qv R).
(P v Qv R) . (P vQv R) . (P vQv R) .
5. Prove that the premises a (bc), d (b . c) and (a . d ) are inconsistent.
6. Prove that 2 is irrational by giving a proof using contradiction.
7. Use indirect method of proof to prove that
(x) (P(x)vQ(x))(x) P(x)v (-x)Q(x) . (A/M 2011),(N/D 2011)
8. Verify that validating of the following inference. If one person is more successful than
another, then he has worked harder to deserve success. Ram has not worked harder
than Siva. Therefore, Ram is not more successful than Siva.
Unit II
1. Use Mathematical induction show that
( 1)( 2)( 3)
1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5 . . . ( 1)( 2) , 1.
4
n n n n
n n n n
+ + +
+ + + + + + = >
2. Prove, by mathematical induction, that for all 3 n > 1, n + 2n is a multiple of 3.
3 . Use Mathematical induction to prove the inequality 2n n < for all positive
integer n .
4. State the Strong Induction (the second principle of mathematical induction). Prove
that a positive integer greater than 1 is either a prime number or it can be written as
product of prime numbers.
5. Solve the recurrence relation, S(n) = S(n 1) + 2(n 1) , with S(0) = 3, S(1) = 1 , by
finding its generating function.
6. Find the number of integers between 1 and 250 both inclusive that are divisible by
any of the integers 2,3,5,7.
7. Determine the number of positive integers n, 1 s n s 2000 that are not divisible by
2,3 or 5 but are divisible by 7.
Unit III
1. Draw the graph with 5 vertices, A,B,C,D, E such that deg(A) = 3 , B is an odd vertex,
deg(C) = 2 and D and E are adjacent.
2. Determine which of the following graphs are bipartite and which are not. If a graph is
bipartite, state if it is completely bipartite.


3. Determine whether the graphsG andH given below are isomorphic.
4. The adjacency matrices of two pairs of graph as given below. Examine the
isomorphism of G and H by finding a permutation matrix.
5. Check whether the graph given below is Hamiltonian or Eulerian or 2-colorable.
Justify your answer.

6. Prove that a connected graph G is Eulerian if and only if all the vertices are on even
degree.
7. Show that the complete graph with n vertices n K has a Hamiltonian circuit whenever
n > 3 .
Unit IV
1. If (G,*) is an abelian group, show that ( )2 2 2 a *b = a *b .
2. State and prove Lagranges theorem.
3. Prove that the order of a subgroup of a finite group divides the order of the group.
4. Prove that intersection of two normal subgroups of a group (G,*) is a normal
subgroup of a group (G,*) .
5. Prove that the necessary and sufficient condition for a non empty subset H of a
group {G,*} to be a sub group is 1 a,b H a*b H e e .
6. Show that the Kernel of a homomorphism of a group G,* into an another group
H,A is a subgroup of G .
7. If (Z,+) and (E,+) where Z is the set all integers and E is the set all even
integers, show that the two semi groups (Z,+) and (E,+) are isomorphic.
9. Show that (Z,+,) is an integral domain where Z is the set of all integers.
Unit V
1. Draw the Hasse diagram for (1) { } 1 P = 2,3,6,12,24 (2) { } 2 P = 1,2,3,4,6,12 and
s is a relation such x s y if and only is x | y .
2. Let L be lattice, where a * b = glb(a,b) and a b = lub(a,b) for all a,be L .
Then both binary operations * and defined as in L satisfies commutative
law, associative law, absorption law and idempotent law.
3. In a distributive Lattice {L,v,.} if an element ae L a complement then it is
unique. And also Show that every chain is a lattice.
4. Show that the direct product of any two distributive lattices is a distributive
lattice.
5. Prove that Demorgans laws hold good for a complemented distributive lattice
L,.,v , viz (a v b)' = a' . b' and (a . b)' = a' v b' .


6. In a Boolean algebra, prove that a.(a + b) = a , for all a,be B .
7. Simplify the Boolean expression a'.b'.c + a.b'.c + a'.b'.c' using Boolean algebra
identities.
8. Let B be a finite Boolean algebra and let A be the set of all atoms of B . Then
prove that the Boolean algebra B is isomorphic to the Boolean algebra P(A) ,
where P(A) is the power set of A .