ASSIGNMENT-3
1. Define lattice. Give its properties and what are the types of lattices?
2. Draw the Hasse diagram of [P (a, b, c), ⊆] (Note: ‘⊆’ stands for subset). Find greatest element, least element, minimal
element and maximal element.
3. The directed graph G for a relation R on set A = {1, 2, 3, 4} is shown below:
i. Verify that (A, R) is a POSET and find its Hasse diagram.
ii. Is this a lattice?
iii. What are the maximal and minimal elements?
4. Explain modular lattice, distributive lattice and bounded lattice with example and diagram.
5. For any positive integer D36, then find whether (D36, ‘|’) is lattice or not?
6. Prove the following theorems:
a. Absorption law: Prove that ∀a, b, ∈ B
i. a.(a + b) = a
ii. a + a.b = a
b. Idempotent law: Prove that ∀ a∈ B, a + a = a and a.a = a.
c. De Morgan’s law: Prove that ∀ a, b, ∈ B
i. (a + b)’ = a’. b’
ii. (a. b)’ = a’ + b’
d. Prove that 0’ = 1 and 1’ = 0
e. Prove that (a + b)’ = a’.b using De Morgan’s:
7. Define a Boolean function of degree n. Simplify the following Boolean expression using Karnaugh maps:
xyz + xy'z + x'y'z + x'yz + x'y'z'
8. Find the Boolean algebra expression for the given system.