A team must be selected from the ten portable players A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J. Of these, A, C, E and J are forwards, B, G and H are point guards and D, F and I are defenders.<br /> The team must have at least one forward, one point guard and one defender.<br /> If the team includes J, it must also include F.<br /> The team must include E or B, but not both.<br /> If the includes G, it must also include F.<br /> The team must include exactly one among C, G and I.<br /> C and F cannot be members of the same team.<br /> D and H cannot be members of the same team.<br /> The team must include both A and D or neither of them.<br /> There is no restriction on the number of members in the team.<br /> What could be the maximum size of the team that include G?
Step-by-step Solution:
The question asks for the maximum size of a valid team that must include G. We will start by including G and then use the chain of rules to add as many other players as possible.
If we begin by placing player G in the team, two rules are immediately triggered:
Our team's status so far: IN: {G, F}
OUT: {C, I}
Now we need to add as many players as possible from the remaining pool: {A, B, D, E, H, J} without breaking any other rules.
By making the choices that maximize the team size, our final team is:
Team = {G, F, A, D, E, J}
This team has 6 members and satisfies all the conditions in the problem statement (including having at least one Forward, one Point Guard, and one Defender).
Final Answer: The maximum size of the team that can include G is 6.