DM JanuaryFebruary 2021
DM JanuaryFebruary 2021
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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
B.Tech II Year II Semester (Special) Examinations, January/February - 2021
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
(Common to CSE, IT)
Time: 2 hours Max. Marks: 75
Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) Given the following statements as premises, all referring to an arbitrary meal: i) If he
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takes coffee, he doesn’t drink milk ii) He eats crackers only if he drinks milk iii) He does
not take soup unless he eats crackers iv) At noon today, he had coffee Whether he took
soup at noon today? If so, what is the correct conclusion?
b) Verify the validity of the following inference:
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2.a) Find the PDNF & PCNF by constructing the truth table:
(P Λ Q) V ( P Λ R) V (Q Λ R)
b) Use equivalences to show that (A ∨ B) → A ≡ B → A. [8+7]
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𝑛 𝑛 +1 2𝑛 +1
5. Use Mathematical induction, prove that 12 + 22 + 32 + _ _ _ = 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛 ≥ 1.
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6.a) Using generating function, solve the yn+2 – 4yn+1 + 3yn = 0, given y0 = 2, y1 = 4.
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b) Determine the solution of the recurrence relation an = 6an−1 − 9an−2 with initial
conditions a0 = 1 and a1 = 6? [7+8]
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