MAT 1650 Discrete Mathematics

January 2021 Session

Assignment 5

Details & Instructions:

 This assignment contains 20 marks worth 10% of your final grade. Answer all questions.

 Each main question is graded as follows:

Organization: 2 marks
Communication of thought: 4 marks
Mathematical substance and correctness: 4 marks

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questions, you are expected to search for information online or from other resources apart from your
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apart from your textbook and notes. Failure to abide by this instruction counts as an instance of
plagiarism and, if caught, will be reported as an act of academic dishonesty.

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Failure to abide by this instruction counts as an instance of plagiarism and, if caught, will be reported
as an act of academic dishonesty.

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to correct your mistakes and improve on your work without penalty up until the hard deadline for this
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without prior permission will not be accepted.

 Should you have any questions regarding the instructions above, please contact your lecturer.

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1. This question explores the probability two randomly generated positive integers are relatively prime.

a) What does it mean for two integers to be relatively prime? Citation not needed.
b) Randomly generate at least 40 pairs of positive integers. From your sample, estimate the
probability two randomly generated positive integers are relatively prime.
c) Look up the theoretical probability two randomly generated positive integers are relatively prime
and compare it with your experimental probability. Citation not needed.

2. Read the provided excerpts from Naked Statistics (chapters 5 and 6).

a) What three ideas or examples stuck out to you the most and why?
b) Explain how buying insurance is like gambling.
c) In your own words, what are the problems with probability?