Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Set Theory - Exercise Set 6.1 - Page 351: 38

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We are now tracing **Algorithm 6.1.1** with: - \(m = 4\), \(n = 4\) - Set \(A = \{u, v, w, x\}\) → \(a[1]=u,\; a[2]=v,\; a[3]=w,\; a[4]=x\) - Set \(B = \{r, u, y, z\}\) → \(b[1]=r,\; b[2]=u,\; b[3]=y,\; b[4]=z\) --- ## Initial values: ```text i := 1 answer := "A ⊆ B" ``` --- ## 🔁 First iteration (i = 1) - `a[1] = u` **Inner loop: look for u in b[1..4]:** - j = 1 → b[1] = r ≠ u → found = "no" - j = 2 → b[2] = u = u → found := "yes" ✅ `found = yes` → continue Set `i := 2` --- ## 🔁 Second iteration (i = 2) - `a[2] = v` **Inner loop: look for v in b[1..4]:** - j = 1 → b[1] = r ≠ v → found = "no" - j = 2 → b[2] = u ≠ v - j = 3 → b[3] = y ≠ v - j = 4 → b[4] = z ≠ v All checked → still `found = "no"` So update: ```text answer := "A ⊈ B" ``` Since answer has changed, the outer loop **terminates** early. ## ✅ Final Output: \[ \boxed{\text{A ⊈ B}} \] (because \(v \notin B\))
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