Fall 2002 CSCI 333 Homework 1
This homework is not graded. It is practice for the 4 September quiz.
Problem 1
For each of the following relations, prove if the relation
is reflexive, symmetric, antisymmetric, and transitive.
All of these relations are taken over the set of positive integers.
- For integers a and b,
a ≡ b if and only if
a+b equals 10.
- For integers a and b,
a ≡ b if and only if
a+b is greater than 10.
- For integers a and b,
a ≡ b if and only if
a < b+3.
- For integers a and b,
a ≡ b if and only if
a+b is divisible by 3.
- For integers a and b,
a ≡ b if and only if
a equals 10.
- For integers a and b,
a ≡ b if and only if
a*b < a+b.
Problem 2
Use induction to prove that the function defined by the
following recurrence relation:
- T(0) = 1
- T(n) = T(n-1) + 2, for n ≥ 1
has the closed form solution