Unit 1: Set Theory 5.
A town has a total population of 50,000 persons
and of them 28,000 read Gujarat Samachar and
Part I: Theory Questions 23000 rean Sandesh while 4000 read both the pa-
1. State and prove De Morgan’s law for intersection. pers. Prove that there are 3000 persons who read
neither of both.
2. In usual notation prove that
(A ∩ B) ∩ C = A ∩ (B ∩ C) Part III: Objective/Short Answer
Questions
3. In usual notation prove that
1. Define (1) diference of two sets, (2) union and in-
A − (B ∩ C) = (A − B) ∪ (A − C)
tersection of two sets, (3) complement of set with
illustration, (4) proper and improper subsets.
4. Define complement of set and prove that if A, B
0 0 0
be any two sets then (A ∪ B) = A ∩ B 2. Explain Cartesian product of two non-empty sets
with illustration.
5. Prove that for any set A, B, C,
3. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8}, B = {1, 3, 4, 5, 6} then find
A × (B ∩ C) = (A × B) ∩ (A × C)
(A − B) ∪ (B − A).
Part II: Problems 4. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 2, 5, 9} then find
(A − B) ∩ (B − A).
1. If A = {x/x ≤ 5; x ∈ N }, B = {x/x2 ≤
49; x ∈ Z} and C = {x/ − 1 ≤ x ≤ 4; x ∈ N } Unit 2: Functions
then verify A ∪ (B ∩ C) = (A ∪ B) ∩ (A ∪ C).
Part I: Theory Questions
2. In a college there are 500 girls and of them 300
have taken Economics and 250 have taken Math- 1. Define (1) equal functions, (2) range of a func-
ematics. How many of them have taken both the tion, (3) one-one function.
subjects? All girls have taken at lest one of these
2. What is fixed cost and variable cost?
two subjects.
3. Define Constant function.
3. If A = {a/a2 − 1 < 10; a ∈ N }, B = {b/b − 1 <
2; b ∈ N } and C = {c/|c| ≤ 1; c ∈ Z}, verify 4. What is demand?
that A × (B ∪ C) = (A × B) ∪ (A × C).
0 0
5. What is polynomial function?
4. Prove that (1) A − (A − B) = A ∩ B, (2) (A ) =
A. 6. Define Many-one function.
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Part II: Problems 4. Using truth table, prove the following:
x2 (x + 1)2 (1)(p → q) = [(∼ q) → (∼ p)]
1. Let f : N → N and f (x) = then find
4
f (x) − f (x − 1). ,
(2) ∼ (p → q) = p ∧ (∼ q)
2. If f (t) = t2 and g(t) = 3t2 − 2t, t ∈ {0, 1, 2},
then verify that f (t) = g(t).
Unit 4: Boolean Algebra
Find the domain and range of f , where f (x) =
3. √ Part I: Theory Questions
9 − x2 , x ∈ R.
x(x + 1) 1. Explain duality in Boolean algebra.
4. If f (x) = ; then find f (−1) + f (0) +
x−2 2. Define Boolean Algebra.
f (−3).
5. If f (x) = 2x2 − 1, g(x) = 2x − 1, x ∈ {0, 1, 2} 3. What is Boolean expression and Boolean func-
then are the functions f and g are equal? tion?
6. The fixed cost of a factory producing particular Part II: Prove the statements
types of bag is Rs 9000 and the variable cost per
bag is Rs. 110. If the selling price per bag is Rs. 1. Simplify the Boolean expression
240 then find profit function.
0
x + x • (x + y) + y • z
7. The fixed cost in the production of monitor is Rs
4,00,000 and the variable cost per unit is Rs 2000.
2. Find the product sum canonical form of
If the selling price is Rs. 3000 then find (1) cost
function, (2) revenue function and (3) break even 0
f (x1 , x2 ) = x1 • x2 + x1 • x2 + x1 • x2
0
point.
.
Unit 3: Mathematical Logic
3. Express f (x1 , x2 , x3 ) = (x1 • x2 ) + (x1 • x3 ) +
Part I: Theory Questions (x2 • x3 ) as a sum of product in three variables.
1. Which of the following sentences are statements. 4. In a Boolean algebra prove that
(1) what a beautiful solar eclipse? (2) every trian-
0 0 0 0 0
gle is an equilateral triangle (3) Please, stand up (x + y) • (x + y ) = x • y , ∀x, y ∈ B
(4) Every quadrilateral is a square.
2. Define with illustration: (1) statement (2) Logical Unit 5: Determinant and Matrices
connection AND and OR.
1. Find the value of
Part II: Prove the statements a a−b
b b−a
1. Using truth table prove the following: (1) P ∨(P ∧
Q) = P , (2) P ∧ (P ∨ Q) = P 2. Evaluate
x + y −y
2. By using the truth table, show that (p =⇒ q) ∧ y x−y
(q =⇒ r) = p =⇒ r.
3. Evaluate
3. Prove that (p =⇒ q) ∧ (r =⇒ s) ∧ (p ∨ r) = x+y x
q ∨ s. x x−y
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4. Solve the following system of equation by 12. Find A + AT + A−1 for the following matrix A
Cramer’s method
3 7
x + 2y + 3z = 14 2 5
2x + y + z = 7
5x + 2y + z = 12 13. Find the matrix B for the following condition
4 1
5. Solve the following system of equation by A=
7 2
Cramer’s method
3x + 5y + 6z = 4 and
x + 2y + 3z = 2
1 0
2x + 4y + 5z = 3 AB =
0 1
6. Prove that 14. Prove that (aI + bE)3 = a3 I + 3a2 bE, for
1 a a2
0 1
1 b b2 = (a − b)(b − c)(c − a) E=
0 0
1 c c2
7. Prove that
y+z z+x x+y x y z
x+y y+z z+x =2 z x y
z+x x+y y+z y z x
8. Prove that
(a − 1)2 (b − 1)2 (c − 1)2
1 1 1 = (a−b)(b−c)(c−a)
a+1 b+1 c+1
9. If
11 40 28
3 12 8 = 0
A 2 2
then find the value of A.
10. Find the adjoint of the following matrix
2 −1 3
1 1 1
1 −1 1
11. Find the inverse of the following matrix
−1 −2 3
−2 1 1
4 −5 2
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