Solved: Use Deductive reasoning to solve the following logic puzzle. 1. Four kids went to an unusual pet store. Each child picked out a different animal to take home. Can you match the child with their new friend? Clues: 1. No child has a pet that starts with the same letter as their name. 2. Dave does not have a pet that lives in the water. 3. Molly is allergy to smoke. 4. Wendy loves to fly. Troll Water horse Mermaid Dragon Dave Wendy Molly Tracy Conclusion: 2. Five pirates buried their secret treasures on an island. Each treasure is buried near a different landmark. Where did each pirate bury his or her treasure? Clues: 1. There are no tall trees near Bart or Bonnie's treasure. 2. Jean and Bonnie did not bury their treasure near the rock. 3. Sam buried his treasure near water. 4. Bart did not bury his treasure near the hill. 5. The water near Roger’s treasure is calm and quiet. Giant rock Tall tree Jolly pond Wild waterfalls Green hill Roger Bonnie Bart Sam Jean Conclusion:

6. (a) Draw the logic circuit for the following expression: AB + A(B+C) (b) Simplify the expression in 6(a) by using the rules of Boolean algebra provided in (5). (c) Draw the simplified logic gate circuit derived in (b)

2. What does it mean for two propositions to be logically equivalent?

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Define a binary relation P from R to R as follows: for all real numbers x and y, (𝑥, 𝑦) ∈ 𝑃 ⇔ 𝑥 = 𝑦^2 . Is P a function? Explain.

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Let R={1,1),(1,2),(2,1), (2,1), (3,3), (4,1), (5,1)} define on set A= {2,3,4,5,6}

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Encrypt the message ATTACK using the RSA cryptosystem with n = 43 · 59 and e = 13, translating each letter into integers and grouping together pairs of integers, as done in example 11 in the textbook and in the classnotes.

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Let α, β be roots of the equation x^2− 3x − 1 = 0. For each nonnegative integer n, let y_n = α^n + β^n . Show that gcd(y_n, y_(n+1)) = 1 for each nonnegative integer n.

Determine an, the number of words of length n on the alphabet {a, b, c} which do not contain the substring ab. For instance, a3 = 21 since there are 21 such words with 3 letters, namely: aaa aac aca acb acc baa bac bba b…

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[{1,2,3,4,5}, <=], Draw its Hasse Diagram.

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at one point in the illinois state lottery lotto game, a person was required to choose six numbers (in any order) among 44 numbers. in how many ways can this be done?

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2. Equal sets are always equivalent but equivalent sets may not be equal. Justify

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. Consider the functions from the set of students in a discrete mathematics class. Under what conditions is the function one-to-one if it assigns to a student his or her a) mobile phone number. b) student identification numb…

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Use iteration, either forward or backward substitution, to solve the recurrence relation an=an−1−1 for any positive integer n, with initial condition, a0=1. Use mathematical induction to prove the solution you find is correct.

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Construct a truth tabal for each of these compound proposition

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