Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Algorithms - Exercises - Page 204: 60

Answer

$m_{1}-w_{1}, m_{2}-w_{2}, m_{3}-w_{3} :$ Stable $m_{1}-w_{1}, m_{2}-w_{3}, m_{3}-w_{2} :$ Not stable $m_{1}-w_{2}, m_{2}-w_{1}, m_{3}-w_{3} :$ Not stable $m_{1}-w_{2}, m_{2}-w_{3}, m_{3}-w_{1} :$ Not stable $m_{1}-w_{3}, m_{2}-w_{1}, m_{3}-w_{2} :$ Stable $m_{1}-w_{3}, m_{2}-w_{2}, m_{3}-w_{1} :$ Not Stable

Work Step by Step

The assignment is stable if and only if there is a no-man $m$ and no women $w$ such that $m$ prefer $w$ over his current partner or such that $w$ prefers $m$ over her current partner. $m_{1}: w_{3} > w_{1} > w_{2} $ $m_{2}: w_{1} > w_{2} > w_{3} $ $m_{3}: w_{2} > w_{3} > w_{1} $ $w_{1}: m_{1} > m_{2} > m_{3} $ $w_{2}: m_{2} > m_{1} > m_{3} $ $w_{3}: m_{3} > m_{2} > m_{1} $ We will check out on $6$ of possible matching to see if there is a matching that is stable. $First$ $Matching$ we note that all women are assigned their preferred partner and thus the matching is stable $Second$ $Matching$ we note that the matching is not stable because $m_{2}$ prefer to over his current partner and $w_{2}$ prefer $m_{2}$ over her current partner $Third$ $Matching$ we note that the matching is not stable because $m_{1}$ prefers $w_{1}$ over his current partner and $w_{1}$ prefers $m_{1}$ over her current partner $Forth$ $Matching$ we note that the matching is not stable because $m_{1}$ prefer $w_{1}$ over his current partner and $w_{1}$ prefers $m_{1}$ over her current partner $Fifth$ $Matching$ we note that all men are assigned their preferred partner and the matching is stable $Sixth$ $Matching$ we note that matching is not stable because $m_{3}$ prefers $w_{3}$ over his current partner and $w_{3}$ prefers $m_{3}$ over her current partner
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