Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 36E
Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by translating statements into logical expressions and reasoning from these expressions using truth tables.
36. The police have three suspects for the murder of Mr. Cooper: Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Smith, Jones, and Williams each declare that they did not kill Cooper. Smith also states that Cooper was a friend of Jones and that Williams disliked Jones also states that he did not know Cooper and that he was out of town the day Cooper was killed. Williams also states that he saw both Smith and Jones with Cooper the day of the killing and that either Smith or Jones must have killed him. Can you determine the murderer was if
a) one of the three men is guilty, the two innocent men are telling the truth, but the statements of the guilty man may or may not be true?
b) innocent men do not lie?
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Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications
Ch. 1.1 - Which of these sentences are propositions? What...Ch. 1.1 - Which of these are propositions? What are the...Ch. 1.1 - What is the negation of each of these...Ch. 1.1 - What is the negation of each of these...Ch. 1.1 - What is the negation of each of these...Ch. 1.1 - What is the negation of each of these...Ch. 1.1 - What is the negation of each of these...Ch. 1.1 - Suppose that Smartphone A has 256 MB RAM and 32 GB...Ch. 1.1 - Suppose that during the most recent fiscal year,...Ch. 1.1 - Letpandqbe the propositions p:I bought a lottery...
Ch. 1.1 - Le p and q be the prepositions “Swimming at the...Ch. 1.1 - Le p and q be the prepositions “The election is...Ch. 1.1 - Let p and q be the propositions p: It is below...Ch. 1.1 - Let p, q, and r be the propositions p: You have...Ch. 1.1 - Let p and q be the propositions p: You drive over...Ch. 1.1 - Let p, q, and r be the propositions p: You get an...Ch. 1.1 - Letp,q, andrbe the propositions p:Grizzly bears...Ch. 1.1 - Determine whether these biconditionals are true or...Ch. 1.1 - Determine whether each of these conditional...Ch. 1.1 - Determine whether each of these conditional...Ch. 1.1 - For each of these sentences, determine whether an...Ch. 1.1 - For each of these sentences, determine whether an...Ch. 1.1 - For each of these sentences, state what the...Ch. 1.1 - Write each of these statements in the form "ifp,...Ch. 1.1 - Write each of these statements in the form "ifp,...Ch. 1.1 - Write each of these statements in the form "ifp,...Ch. 1.1 - Write each of these propositions in the form "pif...Ch. 1.1 - Write each of these propositions in the form "pif...Ch. 1.1 - State the converse, contrapositive, and inverse of...Ch. 1.1 - State the converse, contrapositive, and inverse of...Ch. 1.1 - How many rows appear in a truth table for each of...Ch. 1.1 - How many rows appear in a truth table for each of...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for each of these compound...Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for((pq)r)s.Ch. 1.1 - Construct a truth table for(pq)(rs).Ch. 1.1 - Explain, without using a truth table,...Ch. 1.1 - Explain, without using a truth table,...Ch. 1.1 - Ifp1,p2, ...,pnarenpropositions, explain why...Ch. 1.1 - Use Exercise 44 to construct a compound...Ch. 1.1 - What is the value ofxafter each of these...Ch. 1.1 - Find the bitwiseOR, bitwiseAND, and bitwiseXORof...Ch. 1.1 - Evaluate each of these expressions....Ch. 1.1 - Fuzzy logicis used in artificial intelligence. 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"The...Ch. 1.2 - Are these system specifications consistent? “If...Ch. 1.2 - What Boolean search would you use to look for Web...Ch. 1.2 - What Boolean search would you use to look for Web...Ch. 1.2 - What Google search would you use to look for Web...Ch. 1.2 - What Google search would you use to look for men’s...Ch. 1.2 - Suppose that inExample7, the inscriptions on...Ch. 1.2 - Suppose that inExample 7there are treasures in two...Ch. 1.2 - Each inhabitant of a remote village always tells...Ch. 1.2 - An explorer is captured by a group of cannibals....Ch. 1.2 - When three professors are seated in a restaurant,...Ch. 1.2 - When planning a party you want to know whom to...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 23-27 relate to inhabitants of the...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 23-27 relate to inhabitants of the...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 23-27 relate to inhabitants of the...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 23-27 relate to inhabitants of the...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 23-27 relate to inhabitants of the...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 28-35 relate to inhabitants of an island...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Exercises 36-42 are puzzles that can be solved by...Ch. 1.2 - Freedonia has 50 senators. 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" What are these...Ch. 1.4 - LetP(x) be the statement "The wordxcontains the...Ch. 1.4 - LetQ(x,y) denote the statement "xis the capital...Ch. 1.4 - State the value ofxafter the statement ifP(x)...Ch. 1.4 - LetP(x) be the statement “xspends more than five...Ch. 1.4 - LetN(x) be the statement “x has visited North...Ch. 1.4 - Translate these statements into English, whereC(x)...Ch. 1.4 - Translate these statements into English, whereR(x)...Ch. 1.4 - LetP(x) be the statement "xcan speak Russian" and...Ch. 1.4 - LetC(x) be the statement “xhas a cat,” letD(x) be...Ch. 1.4 - LetP(x) be the statement "x=x2." If the domain...Ch. 1.4 - LetQ(x) be the statementx+12x.” If the domain...Ch. 1.4 - Determine the truth value of each of these...Ch. 1.4 - Determine the truth value of each of these...Ch. 1.4 - Determine the truth value of each of these...Ch. 1.4 - Determine the truth value of each of these...Ch. 1.4 - Suppose that the domain of the propositionalP(x)...Ch. 1.4 - Suppose that the domain of the propositionalP(x)...Ch. 1.4 - Suppose that the domain of the propositionalP(x)...Ch. 1.4 - Suppose that the domain of the propositionalP(x)...Ch. 1.4 - For each of these statements find a domain for...Ch. 1.4 - For each of these statements find a domain for...Ch. 1.4 - Translate in two ways each of these statements...Ch. 1.4 - Translate in two ways using predicates,...Ch. 1.4 - Translate each of these statements into logical...Ch. 1.4 - Translate each of these statements into logical...Ch. 1.4 - Translate each of these statements into logical...Ch. 1.4 - Translate each of these statements into logical...Ch. 1.4 - 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Show thatx(P(x)Q(x))andxP(x)xQ(x)are logically...Ch. 1.4 - Exercises 4851 establish rules fornull...Ch. 1.4 - Exercises 4851 establish rules fornull...Ch. 1.4 - Exercises 4851 establish rules fornull...Ch. 1.4 - Exercises 4851 establish rules fornull...Ch. 1.4 - Show thatxP(x)xQ(x)andx(P(x)Q(x))are not logically...Ch. 1.4 - Show thatxP(x)xQ(x)andx(P(x)Q(x))are not logically...Ch. 1.4 - As mentioned in the text, the...Ch. 1.4 - What are the truth values of these statements?...Ch. 1.4 - Write out!xP(x), where the domain consists of the...Ch. 1.4 - Given the Prolog facts inExample 28, what would...Ch. 1.4 - Given the Prolog facts inExample 28, what would...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 59ECh. 1.4 - Suppose that Prolog facts are used to define the...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 61ECh. 1.4 - Exercises 61-64 are based on questions found in...Ch. 1.4 - Exercises 61-64 are based on questions found in...Ch. 1.4 - Exercises 61-64 are based on questions found in...Ch. 1.5 - Translate these statements into English, where the...Ch. 1.5 - 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Use predicates, quantifiers, logical connectives,...Ch. 1.5 - Use predicates, quantifiers, logical connectives,...Ch. 1.5 - Express each of these mathematical statements...Ch. 1.5 - Translate each of these nested quantifications...Ch. 1.5 - Translate each of these nested quantifications...Ch. 1.5 - LetQ(x,y) be the statement "x+y=xy .” If the...Ch. 1.5 - Determine the truth value of each of these...Ch. 1.5 - Determine the truth value of each of these...Ch. 1.5 - Suppose the domain of the propositional...Ch. 1.5 - Rewrite each of these statements so that negations...Ch. 1.5 - Express the negations of each of these statements...Ch. 1.5 - Express the negations of each of these statements...Ch. 1.5 - Rewrite each of these statements so that negations...Ch. 1.5 - Find a common domain for the variablex,y, andzfor...Ch. 1.5 - Find a common domain for the variablesx,y,z,...Ch. 1.5 - Express each of these statements using...Ch. 1.5 - Express each of these statements using...Ch. 1.5 - Express the negations of these propositions using...Ch. 1.5 - Prob. 39ECh. 1.5 - Find a counterexample, if possible, to these...Ch. 1.5 - Use quantifiers to express the associative law for...Ch. 1.5 - Prob. 42ECh. 1.5 - Use quantifiers and logical connectives to express...Ch. 1.5 - Use quantifiers and logical connectives to express...Ch. 1.5 - Determine the truth value of the statementxy(xy=1)...Ch. 1.5 - Determine the truth value of the statement xy(xy2)...Ch. 1.5 - Show that the two statementsxyP(x,y)andxyP(x,y),...Ch. 1.5 - Show thatxP(x)xQ(x)andxy(P(x)Q(y)), where all...Ch. 1.5 - a) Show thatxP(x)xQ(x)is logically equivalent...Ch. 1.5 - Put these statements in prenex normal form....Ch. 1.5 - Show how to transform an arbitrary statement to a...Ch. 1.5 - Express the quantification!P(x), introduced...Ch. 1.6 - Find the argument form for the following argument...Ch. 1.6 - Find the argument form for the following argument...Ch. 1.6 - What rule of inference is used in each of these...Ch. 1.6 - What rule of inference is used in each of these...Ch. 1.6 - 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Show...Ch. 1.8 - Show that ifris an irrational number, there is a...Ch. 1.8 - Show that ifnis an odd integer, then there is a...Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 22ECh. 1.8 - Prob. 23ECh. 1.8 - Use forward reasoning to show that ifxis a nonzero...Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 25ECh. 1.8 - Thequadratic meanof two real...Ch. 1.8 - Write the numbers 1, 2, …,2non the black board,...Ch. 1.8 - Suppose that five ones and four zeros are arranged...Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 29ECh. 1.8 - Formulate a conjecture about the final two decimal...Ch. 1.8 - Prove that there is no positive integernsuch...Ch. 1.8 - Prove that there are no solutions in...Ch. 1.8 - Prove that there are no solutions in positive...Ch. 1.8 - Prove that there are infinitely many solutions in...Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 35ECh. 1.8 - Prove that 23 is irrational.Ch. 1.8 - Prob. 37ECh. 1.8 - Prove that between every rational number and every...Ch. 1.8 - LetS=x1y1+x2y2++xnyn , wherex1,x2...,xn...Ch. 1.8 - Prove or disprove that if you have an 8-gallon jug...Ch. 1.8 - Verify the3x+1 conjecture for these integers. a) 6...Ch. 1.8 - 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