Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

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

Chapter 9 - Counting and Probability - Exercise Set 9.4 - Page 564: 7

Answer

Yes

Work Step by Step

Yes, since 6 integers > 5 possible sets of integers whose sum is 15. If 6 integers are selected, then by the pigeonhole principle, two must be from the same subset. S = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12} {3, 12}, {4, 11}, {5, 10}, {6, 9}, {7, 8} 5 possible sets of integers whose sum is 15
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