Practice Application Of Pigeonhole Principle (17.5.2) - Module No#08 - Discrete Mathematics - Vol 2
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Application of Pigeonhole Principle

Practice - Application of Pigeonhole Principle

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Question 1 Easy

Provide an example illustrating the Pigeonhole Principle using fruits and containers.

💡 Hint: Think of how many items you have versus containers.

Question 2 Easy

What is the midpoint of points (2, 6) and (8, 10)?

💡 Hint: Use the midpoint formula.

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Question 1

What is the fundamental idea behind the Pigeonhole Principle?

Every item must go in a different container
If there are more items than containers
at least one container must hold multiple items
Items must be distributed evenly

💡 Hint: Consider a simple example of baskets and fruits.

Question 2

True or False: The midpoint of two points with non-integer coordinates is always non-integer.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about coordinate combinations.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Identify 3 different sets of integers from 1 to 20 that, if choosing 8 at random, must yield pairs summing to 12. Show your reasoning.

💡 Hint: Count the pairs available and what happens with extra selections.

Challenge 2 Hard

Using the Pigeonhole Principle, prove that for any selected set of 100 integers chosen from 1 to 200, at least two numbers will yield the same modulo 100.

💡 Hint: Think about the range of results possible and total selections.

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