MATH I ASSIGNMENT 1

Due Date: 04 June 2016, 5:00 PM (Philippine Time)

INSTRUCTIONS AND REMINDERS:
1. This assignment will account for 10% of your grade in this course.
2. Always show complete solution for questions where solutions are necessary in
obtaining the final answers.
3.
Submit your assignment in Microsoft word (.doc or .docx) or .pdf format.
4. You may upload your assignment on the designated assignment bin on our virtual
classroom (MyPortal) or
via email to your FIC.
5. When you submit your assignment, please indicate the ASSIGNMENT NUMBER and
your SURNAME in the
filename.
6. Dont forget to put your complete name on the first page of your assignment.
7. Late submission of assignment will be subjected to a 1% deduction of point for every
day or
fraction
thereof of delay.
1. Draw an appropriate Venn diagram that will show the following the relationship of the
following sets:
(3
pts)
U = the set of letters in the English alphabet
A = the set of vowels in the English alphabet
B = the set of consonants in the English alphabet
|
C = { is one of the first five letters in the English alphabet }
{|

D=

is a letter in the word rhythm}

2. Assuming A and B are two non-empty and unequal sets, draw a Venn diagram for
each set relation show below: (Note: One Venn diagram for each letter)
(2 pts each)
a) B A=B
b)

A B= A

c)

AB=

3. Given the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} and the sets A =

prime number},
B = { x|x is a multiple of 3}, C =
and E =

{ x|x

{ x|x

is a factor of 8}, D =

{ x|x

{ x|x

is a

is at most 6}

is greater than 5}.

Find the following:

a)
AC
b) (B C)
c) B U C
d) B (D U E)

(1 pt each)

4. From a group of 100 freshmen, 60 play basketball, 50 play volleyball and 40 play
football. Twenty-eight play basketball and volleyball, 24 play volleyball and football, 22

play basketball and football and 10 play all

three sports. Draw a Venn diagram and
answer the following questions:
(5 points)
a) How many freshmen play football and volleyball but not basketball?
b) How many freshmen play exactly one sport only?
c) How many freshmen do not play any of the three sports mentioned?

5. Given the operation * on set S = {a, b, c, d} described by the table below:

*
a
b
c
d

a
c
b
a
d

b
b
d
b
d

c
a
b
c
d

d
d
d
d
d

Answer the following:

each)
a) (a * b) * (c * d) = ___________
b) The identity element of * in S is ______________
c) The inverse of a is ________________
d) Is * commutative? (Yes/No) ___________

(1 pt

6. Give the truth value of the following:

each)
a) All odd numbers are prime.
b) Pateros is the only municipality in the National Capital Region.
c) Angeles City is the capital of the province of Pampanga.
d) If you passed Math 11, then your grade is 1.0.
e) Cebu is in Region VII or Laoag is in Region II.
f) Istanbul is the capital of Turkey and Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.
g) The greater than relation for numbers is symmetric.
h) The subset relation for sets is reflexive.

(1 pt

7. If p is false and q is true, determine the truth value of the following:

(1 pt each)
a) ~(p ^ q)
b) p v ~q
c) ~(p q)
d) ~p q
e) p ~q

8. Use truth tables to determine if p q is identical (equivalent) to ~p v q.

(3 pts)
9. Give the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of the conditional statement If a
candidate is dishonest, then I will not vote for him.
(3 pts)
10.
(1
a)
b)

Give the negation of the following statements.

pt each)
Ephraim is kind and unassuming.
Some Filipinos want change.

11.

Use Euler diagram to determine if the following arguments are valid or invalid.
(2 pts each)

a) All mathematicians are scientists.

Raphael is a scientist.
Therefore, Raphael is mathematician.
b) All books are educational.
Some educational materials are expensive.
Therefore, some books are expensive.
12.
(1
a)
a)
c)
d)
e)

Convert the following to a base 10 numeral:

pt each)
57 (base 8)
432 (base 6)
1202 (base 4)
420 (base 5)
20012 (base 3)

13.
(1
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Convert the following base 10 numerals to base 3

pt each)
20
25
60
81
99