\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{comment} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{amssymb} % for \nmid \newcommand{\D}{{\mathbb D}} \newcommand{\G}{{\mathbb G}} \newcommand{\Z}{{\mathbb Z}} \newcommand{\N}{{\mathbb N}} \newcommand{\Q}{{\mathbb Q}} \begin{document} \centerline{Homework 03, MORALLY Due Feb 24} \begin{enumerate} \item (25 points) For this problem FIRST write the program and make conjectures THEN look up whats true. \begin{enumerate} \item (0 points) Write a program that does the following: For every $1\le n\le 5000$: \begin{itemize} \item Using the Dynamic Prog Method (Leo will tell you about that in recitation) to determine natural numbers $(x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_k)$ such that $x_1^4 + \cdots + x_k^4=n$, with $k$ as small as possible. \item Below I have the some rows of the output (I didn't use the first $x$ rows since they are boring). \end{itemize} \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|} \hline $n$ & $k$ & $x_i$'s \cr \hline 10 & 10& $10=10\times 1^4$ \cr 11 & 11& $11=11\times 1^4$ \cr 12 & 12& $12=12\times 1^4$ \cr 13 & 13& $13=13\times 1^4$ \cr 14 & 14& $14=14\times 1^4$ \cr 15 & 15& $15=14\times 1^4$ \cr 16 & 1 & $16=1\times 2^4$ \cr 17 & 2& $17=1\times 2^4 + 1\times 1^4$ \cr 18 & 3& $18=1\times 2^4+2\times 1^4$ \cr 19 & 4& $19=1\times 2^4+3\times 1^4$ \cr 20 & 5& $20=1\times 2^4+4\times 1^4$ \cr 21 & 6& $21=1\times 2^4+5\times 1^4$ \cr 22 & 7& $22=1\times 2^4+6\times 1^4$ \cr \hline \end{tabular} \bigskip DO NOT hand in the program or the output. \vfill \centerline{\bf GO TO NEXT PAGE FOR THE REST OF THIS PROBLEM} \newpage \item (10 points) Create a table that shows how many numbers $\leq 5000$ require 1 fourth-power, 2 fourth-powers, 3 powers, and so on. Below is a sample table (THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN THE CORRECT ANSWER): \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline $\# $ of fourth powers\\ \hline 1 & 3 & 8 \\ 2 & 4 & 2 \\ 3 & 28 & 17 \\ \vdots & \vdots &\vdots \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \item (10 points) Based on this data make conjectures of the following forms: \begin{enumerate} \item Every $n$ is the sum of $\le XXX$ fourth powers. Write your conjecture in quantifiers. \item All but a finite number of $n$ is the sum of $\le XXX$ fourth powers. Write your conjecture in quantifiers. \end{enumerate} \item (5 points) Look on the web and/or use AI to determine what is known and what is conjectured about these problems. \end{enumerate} \vfill \centerline{\bf GO TO NEXT PAGE} \newpage \item (25 points) \begin{enumerate} \item (10 points) View the input $x,y,z$ as the number in binary $xyz$ which we denote $(xyz)$. For example, $100$ is 4. Write a Truth Table for the following function with 3 inputs $x,y,z$ and 1 outputs $b$. \begin{equation*} f(x,y,z) = \begin{cases} 0 & \hbox{if $(xyz)$ is NOT PRIME.} \cr 1 & \hbox{if $(xyz)$ is PRIME.} \cr \end{cases} \end{equation*} (NOTE: 0 and 1 are NOT primes. We will discuss this more carefully later.) \item (15 points) Convert your truth table into formulas and give it to us. DO NOT SIMPLIFY. \item (0 points- DO NOT HAND IN) Draw a circuit that computes that truth table. \end{enumerate} \vfill \centerline{\bf GO TO NEXT PAGE} \newpage \item (25 points) (In this problem we will guide you through a proof that $N(\alpha\beta)=N(\alpha)N(\beta)$.) \newcommand{\ov}[1]{\overline{#1}} Let $d\in\Z$ and $d\ge 2$. Let $\D_d = \{ a+b\sqrt{d} \colon a,b\in\Z\}$. Let $\alpha\in \D_d$, $\alpha = a+b\sqrt{d}$. Let $\ov \alpha = a-b\sqrt{d}$. Let $N(\alpha)=\alpha\ov \alpha$. By calculation $N(\alpha)= (a+b\sqrt{d})(a-b\sqrt{d})=a^2-db^2.$ For the questions below let $\alpha=a+b\sqrt{d}$ and $\beta = e+f\sqrt{d}$. \begin{enumerate} \item (0 points-Do Not Hand In Anything) What is $\ov{\alpha\beta}$ in terms of $a,b,d,e,f$. \item (0 points-Do Not Hand In Anything) What is $\ov \alpha \ov \beta $ in terms of $a,b,d,e,f$. \item (0 points-Do Not Hand In Anything) If you did part a a and b correctly then you showed that $$\ov{\alpha\beta}=\ov \alpha \ov \beta .$$ \item (25 points) Show that $N(\alpha\beta)=N(\alpha)N(\beta)$ Hint1: Use $N(x)=x\ov x$. Hint2: Use $\ov{\alpha\beta}=\ov{\alpha}\ov{\beta}$. Hint3: Do not use $a,b,d,e,f$. \end{enumerate} \vfill \centerline{\bf GO TO NEXT PAGE} \newpage \item (25 points) Let $\D_d = \{ a+b\sqrt{d} \colon a,b\in\Z\}$ \begin{enumerate} \item Give an infinite number of units of $\D_3$. \item Give an infinite number of units of $\D_5$. \end{enumerate} \vfill \centerline{\bf GO TO NEXT PAGE} \newpage \item (0 point-Extra Credit- Graded separately). Consider the following problem: {\it COUNTSAT: Given a formula $\phi$ determine how many satisfying assignments it has.} Clearly if COUNTSAT can be solved quickly then SAT can be solved quickly. How about the converse? Is the following true: If SAT can be solved quickly then COUNTSAT can be solved quickly. LOOK UP what is known about this and give me a WELL WRITTEN writeup of what is known including formal definitions and statement of theorems. \end{enumerate} \end{document} \item \end{enumerate} \end{document}