Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-49539-132-6

Chapter 10 - Graphs and Trees - Exercise Set 10.1 - Page 640: 14

Answer

The answer is yes.

Work Step by Step

Represent possible amounts of water in jugs A and B by ordered pairs. For instance, the ordered pair (1, 3) would indicate that there is one quart of water in jug A and three quarts in jug B. Starting with (0, 0), draw arrows from one ordered pair to another if it is possible to go from the situation represented by one pair to that represented by the other by either filling a jug, emptying a jug, or transferring water from one jug to another. You need only draw arrows from states that have arrows pointing to them; the other states cannot be reached. Then find a directed path (sequence of directed edges) from the initial state (0, 0) to a final state (1, 0) or (0, 1).
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