Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory (Classic Version) (3rd Edition) (Pearson Modern Classics for Advanced Mathematics Series)
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Author: Edgar Goodaire, Michael Parmenter
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Chapter 0.2, Problem 11TFQ
The statement “Every real number is rational” can be proved false with a counterexample.
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Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory (Classic Version) (3rd Edition) (Pearson Modern Classics for Advanced Mathematics Series)
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3. It is possible for both “”...Ch. 0.1 - True/False Questions
4. It is possible for both “”...Ch. 0.1 - The implication If 22=5, then 32=9 is true.Ch. 0.1 - The negation of a=b=0 is ab0.Ch. 0.1 - The converse of the implication in Question 5 is...Ch. 0.1 - True/False Questions
8. The double implication “...Ch. 0.1 - It is possible for both an implication and its...Ch. 0.1 - The statement Some frogs have red toes makes use...
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Classify each of the following statements as...Ch. 0.1 - 3. Rewrite each of the following statements so...Ch. 0.1 -
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6. Write down the converse and contrapositive of...Ch. 0.1 - Rewrite each of the following statements using the...Ch. 0.1 - Is it possible for both an implication and its...Ch. 0.1 - On page 4 of the text, we stated as more or less...Ch. 0.2 - If you want to prove a statement is true, it is...Ch. 0.2 - True/False Questions
2. If you want to prove a...Ch. 0.2 - The sentence A is a sufficient condition for Bis...Ch. 0.2 - True/False Questions
4. If A B, BC, CD, and CA...Ch. 0.2 - True/False Questions
5. If A B, BC, CD, and CA...Ch. 0.2 - The contrapositive of A Bis B A.Ch. 0.2 - A Bis true if and only if its contrapositive is...Ch. 0.2 - True/False Questions
8. is a rational number.
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9. 3.141 is a rational...Ch. 0.2 - True/False Questions
10. If and are irrational...Ch. 0.2 - True/False Questions
11. The statement “Every...Ch. 0.2 - The statement There exists an irrational number...Ch. 0.2 - What is the hypothesis and what is the conclusion...Ch. 0.2 - 2. In each part of Exercise 1, what condition is...Ch. 0.2 - Exhibit a counterexample to each of the following...Ch. 0.2 - Consider the following two statements: A: The...Ch. 0.2 - Determine whether the following implication is...Ch. 0.2 - State the converse of the implication in Exercise...Ch. 0.2 - 7. Answer Exercise 5 with replaced by .
Ch. 0.2 - Consider the statement A: If n is an integer, nn+1...Ch. 0.2 - 9. Let be an integer greater than 1 and consider...Ch. 0.2 - 10. A theorem in calculus states that every...Ch. 0.2 - 11. Let be an integer, . A certain mathematical...Ch. 0.2 - Consider the assertions A: For every real number...Ch. 0.2 - Answer Exercise 12 with A and B as follows. A:...Ch. 0.2 - 14. Answer true or false and supply a direct proof...Ch. 0.2 - Prove that n an even integer n2+3n is an even...Ch. 0.2 - 16. (a) Let be an integer. Show that either or...Ch. 0.2 - 17. Provide a direct proof that is odd for all...Ch. 0.2 - Prove that 2x24x+30 for any real number x.Ch. 0.2 - 19. Let and be integers. By examining the four...Ch. 0.2 - Let n be an integer. Prove that n2 is even if and...Ch. 0.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 0.2 - Prove that if n is an odd integer then there is an...Ch. 0.2 - 23. Prove that if is an odd integer, there is an...Ch. 0.2 - 24. Prove that there exists no smallest positive...Ch. 0.2 - 25. Let be the product of positive integers and ....Ch. 0.2 - 26. (For students who have studied linear algebra)...Ch. 0.2 - 27. (a) Suppose and are integers such that . Prove...Ch. 0.2 - Suppose a and b are integers such that a+b+ab=0....Ch. 0.2 - Suppose a is an irrational number. Prove that 1a...Ch. 0.2 - 30. Suppose that is a rational number and that is...Ch. 0.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 0.2 - 32. Find a proof or exhibit a counterexample to...Ch. 0.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 0.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 0.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 0.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 0.2 - Prob. 37ECh. 0.2 - Prove that there exist irrational numbers a and b...Ch. 0 - State, with a reason, whether each of the...Ch. 0 - Prob. 2RECh. 0 - 3. Write down the converse, the contrapositive and...Ch. 0 - Prob. 4RECh. 0 - Prob. 5RECh. 0 - Prob. 6RECh. 0 - Prob. 7RECh. 0 - Prob. 8RECh. 0 - 9. Let be an integer. Prove that is odd if and...Ch. 0 - Give a direct proof of the fact that a25a+6 is...Ch. 0 - Prob. 11RECh. 0 - Prob. 12RECh. 0 - 13. Prove, by way of contradiction, that if is a...Ch. 0 - Prob. 14RECh. 0 - Prob. 15RECh. 0 - Prob. 16RECh. 0 - Prob. 17RECh. 0 - Prob. 18RECh. 0 - Each of the integers 31, 331, 3331, 33331, 333331,...
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