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    UNIVERSITY OF .GHANA
    (All rights reserved)
    BSc/BA, FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS: 2020/2021
    DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
    MATH 121: ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY (3 credits)
    INSTRUCTION:
    ANSWER ANY 3 OUT OF THE FOLLOWING 5 QUESTIONS
    TIME ALLOWED:
    TWO HOURS (2 hours)

    1. (a) The statement p is given by

    p: The number of elements in {OJ is o.


    What is the truth value of p? Justify your answer. [10 marks]
    (b) List all the elements in the following sets:
    i. M x N, where M = {1,2} and N = {a,b} [8 marks]
    ii. T = {x E P I x is divisible by 3 or 5} where P is the set given by
    P = {x E Z I.x is a perfect square less than or equal to 49}. [8 marks]
    (c) Find In J, given that I and J are the intervals given by I = (0, 1) and J = (1,3].
    [9 marks]
    (d) Let A and B be any two sets and 0 the empty set. Show that
    if Ax B = 0 then A = 0 or B = 0.

    [Hint: Consider a proof by contradiction.] [15 marks]


    2. (a) Let n be an odd integer. Show that n 2 + n is an even integer. [20 marks]
    (b) By using the principle of mathematical induction, prove that for any integer n ;::: 1,

    [30 marks]

    EXAMINERS: B. V. Normenyo, S. O. Sarfo, C. P. N. Ogbogbo, Page 10f 3


    J. S. Bansah, A. Abubakar, D. Adu-Gyrunfi
    I
    I
    I.
    ,i'
    ,I"

    3. (a) (a) State the truth value of the following statement and writ.! down its negation.

    For all x E <Ql, X


    2
    - 4 # o.
    (8 marks]
    (b) Write down the converse and contrapositive of the following statement.

    "A day that is sunny is a good day for waikmg on the beach"
    '[10 marks]
    (c) By the use of truth table, show that the statement

    (p V q)" (rV ~ q)] => (p V r)

    is a tautology. [16 marks]


    (d) Determine whether or not the following statements are logically equivalent.

    ~ (p V q)" r] and (~ 1v ~ r)" (~qV ~ ~)]


    p [16 marks]

    4'. (a) The function h is defined by


    x
    h(x) = "--1' x> O.
    x - /
    L· State the domain of h. [2 marks]

    A
    iL Find the range of h. [8 lIlarks]
    iii. Show that h is injective. [10 marks]
    (b) Let
    1
    f(x) = 2x + 1( and g(x) = ax + fJ -I
    where a # l.
    I' -
    If (f 0 g){ x) = (g 0 f){ x), find the constant k such that I'
    I
    fJ = k(1 - a).

    If a and fJ also satisfy


    I
    2'
    fJ=a +21(, I
    find the values of a and fJ. [15 marks]
    (c) Find the values of x satisfying

    v'3x + 4 - 3= v'x - 3.

    [15 lIlarks]

    EXAMINERS: B. V. Normenyo, S. O. Sarfo, C. P. N. Ogbogbo, Page 2 of 3 "I


    J. S. Bansah, A. Abubakar, D. Adu-Gyrunfi '

    1
    '.

    5. (a) Let a, b, c E:I:. Show that if a divides b and b divides c, then a divides c. [20 marks]
    (b) Provide a counterexample to disprove the following statement:

    For all a, b, c E :1:, if a divides b + c then a divides b or a divides c.

    [15 marks]
    (c) Let U, A and B be given by

    U = {O, 1,2,3,4,a,b,c,d}, A = {1,a,2,b} and B = {2,b,3,c}

    respectively, where U is the universal set. Find the following:


    i. The difference of A and B [5 marks]
    ii. The symmetric difference of A and B [5 marks]
    iii. The complement of A. [5 marks]

    EXAMINERS: B. V. Normenyo, S. O. Sarfo, C. P. N. Ogbogbo, Page 3 of 3


    J. S. Bansah, A. Abubakar, D. Adu-Gyamfi

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