Practice Definition of Subsequences - 18.1.2 | 18. Subsequence Existence | Discrete Mathematics - Vol 2
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Question 1

Easy

Define 'subsequence' in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about how you might pick numbers from a list without changing their order.

Question 2

Easy

Give an example of a strictly increasing sequence.

💡 Hint: All the numbers must get bigger as you move along!

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Question 1

What is a subsequence?

💡 Hint: Think about how you can rearrange numbers while keeping some of them in order.

Question 2

True or False: Every sequence of n distinct numbers contains a strictly increasing subsequence of length n.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens in sequences with positive and negative numbers.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given the sequence of numbers 10, 20, 15, 25, 30, 5, find a subsequence that is strictly increasing.

💡 Hint: Look for numbers that ascend without backtracking.

Question 2

You have a sequence with elements randomly ordered. How would you apply the pigeonhole principle to demonstrate the existence of either an increasing or decreasing subsequence?

💡 Hint: Make a table categorizing your sequences and their potential lengths.

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