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The below is a problem given in entrance exam.



Problem:
A golf club has $m$ members with serial numbers $1, 2 . . . , m$. If members with serial numbers $i$ and $j$ are friends, then $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 1$, otherwise $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 0$. By convention, $A(i, i) = 0$, i.e. a person is not considered a friend of himself or herself. Let $A^k$$(i, j)$ refer to the $(i, j)$th entry in the $k^{th}$ power of the matrix $A$.
Suppose it is given that $A^9(i, j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m$, $A^2$$(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$.



Suppose it is given that $A^9(i,j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m, A^2(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1,3) = 0$.



Determine if below problem statements are necessarily true and please provide the reasons for it.




  1. Does members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.

  2. $m≤9$

  3. $m≥6$


  4. $A^2(i,i)> 0$ for all $i$, $1≤i≤m.$


$\$



My approach:
I tried to form the question in $A(i, j)$ pairs as per the question.



$$
begin{array}{c|lcr}
(i, j) & text{1} & text{2} & cdots \
hline
1 & 0 & 1 & cdots \
2 & 1 & 0 & cdots \
vdots & vdots & vdots \
end{array}
$$



Given that $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ and $A$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
0&1\
1&0
end{array}
right] $$



And $A^2$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
1&0\
0&1
end{array}
right] $$



Determinant of this gives 1.



I could not proceed further as I am still not sure if my approach to this problem is correct or not.



Can someone please explain the approach to this problem and also let me know if there exists a book which contains these type of problems which would help me a lot.










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    This is my first question so please correct my mistakes if there are any.
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    Could you explain more clearly what the question is? I.e, what is demanded in the problem?
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  • $begingroup$
    @MatijaSreckovic We need to find the least 'm' value and does members 1 and 2 have at least one friend in common.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:45










  • $begingroup$
    This is another one. $ A^2(i,i)>0, for all i,1≤i≤m.$
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:47










  • $begingroup$
    We need to tell if the given question is true or not and provide a reason for it.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:48
















1












$begingroup$


The below is a problem given in entrance exam.



Problem:
A golf club has $m$ members with serial numbers $1, 2 . . . , m$. If members with serial numbers $i$ and $j$ are friends, then $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 1$, otherwise $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 0$. By convention, $A(i, i) = 0$, i.e. a person is not considered a friend of himself or herself. Let $A^k$$(i, j)$ refer to the $(i, j)$th entry in the $k^{th}$ power of the matrix $A$.
Suppose it is given that $A^9(i, j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m$, $A^2$$(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$.



Suppose it is given that $A^9(i,j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m, A^2(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1,3) = 0$.



Determine if below problem statements are necessarily true and please provide the reasons for it.




  1. Does members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.

  2. $m≤9$

  3. $m≥6$


  4. $A^2(i,i)> 0$ for all $i$, $1≤i≤m.$


$\$



My approach:
I tried to form the question in $A(i, j)$ pairs as per the question.



$$
begin{array}{c|lcr}
(i, j) & text{1} & text{2} & cdots \
hline
1 & 0 & 1 & cdots \
2 & 1 & 0 & cdots \
vdots & vdots & vdots \
end{array}
$$



Given that $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ and $A$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
0&1\
1&0
end{array}
right] $$



And $A^2$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
1&0\
0&1
end{array}
right] $$



Determinant of this gives 1.



I could not proceed further as I am still not sure if my approach to this problem is correct or not.



Can someone please explain the approach to this problem and also let me know if there exists a book which contains these type of problems which would help me a lot.










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  • $begingroup$
    This is my first question so please correct my mistakes if there are any.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:16










  • $begingroup$
    Could you explain more clearly what the question is? I.e, what is demanded in the problem?
    $endgroup$
    – Matija Sreckovic
    Mar 18 at 19:42










  • $begingroup$
    @MatijaSreckovic We need to find the least 'm' value and does members 1 and 2 have at least one friend in common.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:45










  • $begingroup$
    This is another one. $ A^2(i,i)>0, for all i,1≤i≤m.$
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:47










  • $begingroup$
    We need to tell if the given question is true or not and provide a reason for it.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:48














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1





$begingroup$


The below is a problem given in entrance exam.



Problem:
A golf club has $m$ members with serial numbers $1, 2 . . . , m$. If members with serial numbers $i$ and $j$ are friends, then $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 1$, otherwise $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 0$. By convention, $A(i, i) = 0$, i.e. a person is not considered a friend of himself or herself. Let $A^k$$(i, j)$ refer to the $(i, j)$th entry in the $k^{th}$ power of the matrix $A$.
Suppose it is given that $A^9(i, j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m$, $A^2$$(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$.



Suppose it is given that $A^9(i,j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m, A^2(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1,3) = 0$.



Determine if below problem statements are necessarily true and please provide the reasons for it.




  1. Does members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.

  2. $m≤9$

  3. $m≥6$


  4. $A^2(i,i)> 0$ for all $i$, $1≤i≤m.$


$\$



My approach:
I tried to form the question in $A(i, j)$ pairs as per the question.



$$
begin{array}{c|lcr}
(i, j) & text{1} & text{2} & cdots \
hline
1 & 0 & 1 & cdots \
2 & 1 & 0 & cdots \
vdots & vdots & vdots \
end{array}
$$



Given that $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ and $A$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
0&1\
1&0
end{array}
right] $$



And $A^2$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
1&0\
0&1
end{array}
right] $$



Determinant of this gives 1.



I could not proceed further as I am still not sure if my approach to this problem is correct or not.



Can someone please explain the approach to this problem and also let me know if there exists a book which contains these type of problems which would help me a lot.










share|cite|improve this question











$endgroup$




The below is a problem given in entrance exam.



Problem:
A golf club has $m$ members with serial numbers $1, 2 . . . , m$. If members with serial numbers $i$ and $j$ are friends, then $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 1$, otherwise $A(i, j) = A(j, i) = 0$. By convention, $A(i, i) = 0$, i.e. a person is not considered a friend of himself or herself. Let $A^k$$(i, j)$ refer to the $(i, j)$th entry in the $k^{th}$ power of the matrix $A$.
Suppose it is given that $A^9(i, j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m$, $A^2$$(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$.



Suppose it is given that $A^9(i,j) > 0$ for all pairs $i,j$ where $1 ≤ i,j ≤ m, A^2(1,2) > 0$ and $A^4(1,3) = 0$.



Determine if below problem statements are necessarily true and please provide the reasons for it.




  1. Does members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.

  2. $m≤9$

  3. $m≥6$


  4. $A^2(i,i)> 0$ for all $i$, $1≤i≤m.$


$\$



My approach:
I tried to form the question in $A(i, j)$ pairs as per the question.



$$
begin{array}{c|lcr}
(i, j) & text{1} & text{2} & cdots \
hline
1 & 0 & 1 & cdots \
2 & 1 & 0 & cdots \
vdots & vdots & vdots \
end{array}
$$



Given that $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ and $A$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
0&1\
1&0
end{array}
right] $$



And $A^2$ gives the below matrix.



$$ left[
begin{array}{cc|c}
1&0\
0&1
end{array}
right] $$



Determinant of this gives 1.



I could not proceed further as I am still not sure if my approach to this problem is correct or not.



Can someone please explain the approach to this problem and also let me know if there exists a book which contains these type of problems which would help me a lot.







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  • $begingroup$
    This is my first question so please correct my mistakes if there are any.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:16










  • $begingroup$
    Could you explain more clearly what the question is? I.e, what is demanded in the problem?
    $endgroup$
    – Matija Sreckovic
    Mar 18 at 19:42










  • $begingroup$
    @MatijaSreckovic We need to find the least 'm' value and does members 1 and 2 have at least one friend in common.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:45










  • $begingroup$
    This is another one. $ A^2(i,i)>0, for all i,1≤i≤m.$
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:47










  • $begingroup$
    We need to tell if the given question is true or not and provide a reason for it.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:48


















  • $begingroup$
    This is my first question so please correct my mistakes if there are any.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:16










  • $begingroup$
    Could you explain more clearly what the question is? I.e, what is demanded in the problem?
    $endgroup$
    – Matija Sreckovic
    Mar 18 at 19:42










  • $begingroup$
    @MatijaSreckovic We need to find the least 'm' value and does members 1 and 2 have at least one friend in common.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:45










  • $begingroup$
    This is another one. $ A^2(i,i)>0, for all i,1≤i≤m.$
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:47










  • $begingroup$
    We need to tell if the given question is true or not and provide a reason for it.
    $endgroup$
    – Jyo
    Mar 18 at 19:48
















$begingroup$
This is my first question so please correct my mistakes if there are any.
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:16




$begingroup$
This is my first question so please correct my mistakes if there are any.
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:16












$begingroup$
Could you explain more clearly what the question is? I.e, what is demanded in the problem?
$endgroup$
– Matija Sreckovic
Mar 18 at 19:42




$begingroup$
Could you explain more clearly what the question is? I.e, what is demanded in the problem?
$endgroup$
– Matija Sreckovic
Mar 18 at 19:42












$begingroup$
@MatijaSreckovic We need to find the least 'm' value and does members 1 and 2 have at least one friend in common.
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:45




$begingroup$
@MatijaSreckovic We need to find the least 'm' value and does members 1 and 2 have at least one friend in common.
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:45












$begingroup$
This is another one. $ A^2(i,i)>0, for all i,1≤i≤m.$
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:47




$begingroup$
This is another one. $ A^2(i,i)>0, for all i,1≤i≤m.$
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:47












$begingroup$
We need to tell if the given question is true or not and provide a reason for it.
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:48




$begingroup$
We need to tell if the given question is true or not and provide a reason for it.
$endgroup$
– Jyo
Mar 18 at 19:48










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Not a complete solution, but some thoughts.


The well-known fact (you can easily prove it by induction) is that $k$th power of adjacency matrix $A$ is a matrix of pathes that have length $k$. Thus, $A^{k}(i, j)$ equals to number of pathes from $i$ to $j$ that have length $k$. In this terms, $A^9(i, j) > 0$ means there is a path from $i$ to $j$ of length 9, $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ means there is a path from $1$ to $2$ of length 2, and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$ means there is no path from $1$ to $3$ of length 4. Now, this




members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.




immediatly follows from $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ as you have a path $1 to x to2$ and $x$ is a common friend for $1$ and $2$.






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Not a complete solution, but some thoughts.


The well-known fact (you can easily prove it by induction) is that $k$th power of adjacency matrix $A$ is a matrix of pathes that have length $k$. Thus, $A^{k}(i, j)$ equals to number of pathes from $i$ to $j$ that have length $k$. In this terms, $A^9(i, j) > 0$ means there is a path from $i$ to $j$ of length 9, $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ means there is a path from $1$ to $2$ of length 2, and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$ means there is no path from $1$ to $3$ of length 4. Now, this




members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.




immediatly follows from $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ as you have a path $1 to x to2$ and $x$ is a common friend for $1$ and $2$.






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$begingroup$

Not a complete solution, but some thoughts.


The well-known fact (you can easily prove it by induction) is that $k$th power of adjacency matrix $A$ is a matrix of pathes that have length $k$. Thus, $A^{k}(i, j)$ equals to number of pathes from $i$ to $j$ that have length $k$. In this terms, $A^9(i, j) > 0$ means there is a path from $i$ to $j$ of length 9, $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ means there is a path from $1$ to $2$ of length 2, and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$ means there is no path from $1$ to $3$ of length 4. Now, this




members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.




immediatly follows from $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ as you have a path $1 to x to2$ and $x$ is a common friend for $1$ and $2$.






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$begingroup$

Not a complete solution, but some thoughts.


The well-known fact (you can easily prove it by induction) is that $k$th power of adjacency matrix $A$ is a matrix of pathes that have length $k$. Thus, $A^{k}(i, j)$ equals to number of pathes from $i$ to $j$ that have length $k$. In this terms, $A^9(i, j) > 0$ means there is a path from $i$ to $j$ of length 9, $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ means there is a path from $1$ to $2$ of length 2, and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$ means there is no path from $1$ to $3$ of length 4. Now, this




members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.




immediatly follows from $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ as you have a path $1 to x to2$ and $x$ is a common friend for $1$ and $2$.






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Not a complete solution, but some thoughts.


The well-known fact (you can easily prove it by induction) is that $k$th power of adjacency matrix $A$ is a matrix of pathes that have length $k$. Thus, $A^{k}(i, j)$ equals to number of pathes from $i$ to $j$ that have length $k$. In this terms, $A^9(i, j) > 0$ means there is a path from $i$ to $j$ of length 9, $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ means there is a path from $1$ to $2$ of length 2, and $A^4(1, 3) = 0$ means there is no path from $1$ to $3$ of length 4. Now, this




members $1$ and $2$ have at least one friend in common.




immediatly follows from $A^2(1, 2) > 0$ as you have a path $1 to x to2$ and $x$ is a common friend for $1$ and $2$.







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