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Mathematical Thinking · Quiz 1 · 7 Jul 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 1: 1 Section I (15 Marks) Which of the following options is/…

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1 Section I (15 Marks)

  1. Which of the following options is/are true? [Marks: 4]

(a) If AA and BB are subsets of R\mathbb{R} such that A⊂BA \subset B and BB is countable, then AA is also countable.

(b) The set of irrational numbers is countable.

(c) If a set XX satisfies Peano's axioms, then there is a bijection between the set of natural numbers and the set XX.

(d) ∑i=14∑j=13ij=59\displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{4}\sum_{j=1}^{3} ij = 59

  1. Which of the following options is/are true? [Marks: 4]

(a) Set {5n∣n∈N}\{5^n \mid n \in \mathbb{N}\} has an upper bound.

(b) 437 is a prime number.

(c) The supremum of the set {1−(−1)nn∣n∈N}\{1 - \frac{(-1)^n}{n} \mid n \in \mathbb{N}\} is 1.

(d) The negation of the statement “Both XX and YY are false, or both XX and YY are true” is“(XX is false or YY is false) and (XX is true or YY is true)”.

  1. In a survey of 500 people, it was found that 49% liked to watch comedy movies, 53% liked thriller movies, and 62% liked romantic movies. In addition, 27% liked to watch both comedy and thriller, 29% liked to watch both thriller and romantic, and 28% liked to watch both comedy and romantic. 5% did not like any of the above types. How many people liked all three types of movies? [Marks: 4]

  2. Which of the following options is/are true? [Marks: 3]

(a) 1+2+51 + \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{5} is an irrational number.

(b) If aa and bb are two real numbers such that a<ba < b, then there exist only finitely many real numbers α\alpha such that a<α<ba < \alpha < b.

(c) Let a,b∈Na, b \in \mathbb{N} such that a3∣b3a^3 \mid b^3, then a∣ba \mid b.

(d) Let a,b∈Na, b \in \mathbb{N} be such that aa∣bba^a \mid b^b, then a∣ba \mid b.

  1. A

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  2. B

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  • A

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Question 1 of 2 in the IIT Madras BS Mathematical Thinking (Mathematical Thinking) Quiz 1 paper sat on 7 Jul 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 7 July 2024). It carries 15 marks.

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