Practice Properties of Covers - 24.1.2 | 23. Cover of an Element in a Poset - part B | Discrete Mathematics - Vol 1
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Question 1

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What is a poset?

💡 Hint: Think about the properties that define relationships.

Question 2

Easy

What does it mean when we say 'y covers x'?

💡 Hint: Visualize in terms of layers.

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Question 1

What defines a cover in a poset?

  • A relationship with a middle element
  • Immediate upward relation with no intermediaries
  • Directly connected elements only

💡 Hint: Think about Hasse diagrams.

Question 2

True or False: A poset can have multiple maximal elements.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of maximal.

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Question 1

Construct a simple Hasse diagram for a poset containing the elements {1, 2, 3, 4} with the following relationships: 1 < 2, 1 < 3, 2 < 4, 3 < 4. Identify maximal and minimal elements.

💡 Hint: Draw it layer by layer and look for the top and bottom.

Question 2

Given the elements {a, b, c, d} where a < b, a < c, b < d, but c is not related to d, demonstrate whether d can be a greatest element.

💡 Hint: Check the relationships to determine coverage.

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