Department of Mathematics & Philosophy of Engineering

Faculty of Engineering Technology

The Open University of Sri Lanka
Nawala - Nugegoda

Academic Year:
Course Code:

2012/2013
MPZ4140/MPZ4160

Assignment No. 02

Model Answer
(01). (i).
(a). A= {, -3, -1, 0, 1, 3, },
C = {, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 6, }

B = {, -20, -10, 0, 10, 20, }

D = {, -5, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, }

(b). A D = {, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, }

(c) B C = {, -20, -10, 0, 10, 20, }

(ii).
(a). (Q R) (Q \ R) ( R \ Q)
= {c, e} {b, i}= {b, c, e, i}
P (Q R) = {a, b, c, d, e } {b, c, e, i}= {a, b, c, d, e, i}
(b). (Q R) = {d, f, g, h}
P (Q R) = (P \ (Q R) ) (Q R) \ P
= {a, b, c, e} {f, g, h}= {a, b, c, e, f, g, h}
(iii)
(a) Let X be an arbitrary number of P(A). For each aA, there are two possibilities:
aX or aX. But there are m elements in A; hence are 2 2 2 2 2 2 m
different sets X. That is, P(A) has 2 m elements.
(b) P(A) = 2048 = 2n
2n = 211
Therefore n = 11. Number of element of set A is 11.
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(02). (i ) A ( B C ) ( A B) ( A C )
First we want to be show that
A ( B C ) ( A B) ( A C )
let x A ( B C )

x A or x B C
x A or [ x B or C but not both]
[x A or x B] or [ x A or x C ] but not both
x ( A B) or x ( A C ) but not both
x ( A B) ( A C )
A ( B C ) ( A B) ( A C ) ----------- (1)

Secondly
y ( A B) ( A C )
y ( A B) or y ( A C ) but not both,
( y A or y B )or ( y A or y C ) but not both,
y A or ( y B or y C but not both),
y A or ( y B C ).
y A (B C) ,
( A B) ( A C ) A ( B C ) (2)
(1) and (2)

A ( B C ) ( A B) ( A C )
(ii). (a)
P(A) = {{}, {ab}, {ac}, {bc},{ab, ac}, {ab, bc}, {ac, bc}, {ab, ac, bc}}

(b) AB={3, 4, 5}.

Then P(AB) = {{}, {3}, {4}, {5}, {3, 4}, {3, 5}, {4, 5}, {3, 4, 5}}
So A1 B1 = {3,5}. P(A1 B1) = {{}, {3}, {5}, {3, 5}} .
(III) C-D = C \ D = C D
(C D ) D D (C D )
= C ( D D )
= C
=

(Associative law)
(Associative law)
( Complement law)
( Identity law )

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(03). (i).
(a). f(-6) = (-6)3 = -216
(b). f(x-a) = (x-a)3 = x3- 3ax2 + 3a2x a3
(c ) [f(x+a) f(a)] / a = [(x+3)3 a3]/ a = [x3+ 3ax2 + 3a2x + a3 a3]/a
= x3/a + 3x2+ 3ax

(ii). cancelled

(III)
f ( x ) y 3x 5 3
1
x 5 ( y 3)
3
x5

y
1 g ( y)
3

3x 5 3
f ( f ( x)) g f g (3x 3)
1 x I A
3
g f IA
Therefore f is bijection. R1 R2
1

x
f g f 5 1 3 3 1 3 x I B
3
3

Therefore g is bijection, R2 R1
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(04). (I ) f1 f 2 f1 f 2 ( x) f1 5 x 2 3x 11 7(5 x 2 3 x 11) 3

= 35 x 2 21x 80
f12 f 1 f 1 f1 ( f1 ( x )) f1 (7 x 3) 7(7 x 3) 3 49 x 24
(ii).
(a) f (5) 5 2 | 5 | 20
(b) f (6) (6) 2 | 6 | 36 6 30
(c) f ( f (5)) f (5 2 | 5 |) f (20) 3(20) 4 64

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