Consider a set A = {a1, . . . , an} and a collection B1, B2, . . . , Bm of subsets of A (i. e., Bi ⊆ A for each i). We say that a set H ⊆ A is a hitting set for the collection B1, B2, . . . , Bm if H contains at least one element from each Bi – that is, if H ∩ Bi is not empty for each i (so H "hits" all the sets of Bi). We define the Hitting Set Problem as follows. We are given a set A = {a1, . . . , an}, a collection B1, B2, . . . , Bm of subsets of A, and an non-negative integer k. We are asked: is there a hitting set H ⊆ A for B1, B2, . . . , Bm so that the size of H is at most k? Prove that the Hitting Set problem is NP-complete

Write a function balancechemical to balance chemical reactions by solving a linear set of equations. the inputs arguments are: reagents: symbols of reagents in string row array products: symbols of products in string row array elements: elements in the reaction in string row array elcmpreag: elemental composition of reactants in two dimensional numeric array elcmpprdcts: elemental composition of prducts in two dimensional numeric array hint: the first part of the problem is setting up the set of linear equations that should be solve. the second part of the problem is to find the integers from the solution. one way to do this is to mulitiply the rational basis for the nullspace by increasing larger integers until both the left-and right-side integers exist. for example, for the reaction that involves reacting with to produce and : reagents=["ch4", "o2"]; products =["co2", "h2o"]; elements =["c","h", "o"] elcmpreag=[1,4,0;

This chapter lists many ways in which becoming computer literate is beneficial. think about what your life will be like once you’re started in your career. what areas of computing will be most important for you to understand? how would an understanding of computer hardware and software you in working from home, working with groups in other countries and contributing your talents.

Auser is given read permission to a file stored on an ntfs-formatted volume. the file is then copied to a folder on the same ntfs-formatted volume where the user has been given full control permission for that folder. when the user logs on to the computer holding the file and accesses its new location via a drive letter, what is the user's effective permission to the file? a. read b. full control c. no access d. modify e. none of the above