Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Functions - Exercise Set 7.3 - Page 427: 7

Answer

\[ (K \circ H)(0) = 0,\quad (K \circ H)(1) = 2,\quad (K \circ H)(2) = 0,\quad (K \circ H)(3) = 2. \]

Work Step by Step

We have two functions on the integers: 1. \(H(a) = 6a.\) 2. \(K(a) = a \bmod 4.\) Thus, \[ (K \circ H)(x) \;=\; K\bigl(H(x)\bigr) \;=\; K\bigl(6x\bigr) \;=\; 6x \bmod 4. \]Evaluate this for \(x = 0,1,2,3\): 1. \((K \circ H)(0) = 6 \cdot 0 \bmod 4 = 0.\) 2. \((K \circ H)(1) = 6 \cdot 1 \bmod 4 = 6 \bmod 4 = 2.\) 3. \((K \circ H)(2) = 6 \cdot 2 \bmod 4 = 12 \bmod 4 = 0.\) 4. \((K \circ H)(3) = 6 \cdot 3 \bmod 4 = 18 \bmod 4 = 2.\)
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