Given the diagram in the top-right corner, I'm supposed to decide whether there is any valid instance of it. Now the given image is a counterproof by example ('wegen' means 'because of'). The counterproof uses the cardinality ('Mächtigkeit') of the objects.
I don't understand, why for example 2*|A| equals |C|, as in UML, A would be in relation with 2 objects of C (rel1). So for every A there have to be 2 C to make a valid instance. 2*|A| = |C| should therefore be |A| = 2*|C|.
Why is it the other way around?
2*|A| = |C|
since there is double the amount of C
objects compared to A
because each A
has two C
associated.|A| = |B|
because they have a 1-1 relation3*|C| = 2*|B|
because each C
has 3 B
and each B
has 2 C
q.e.d
P.S. As @ShiDoiSi pointed out there is no {unique}
constraint in the multiplicities. This will make it possible to have multiple associations to the same instance. Ergo, you have 1-1 relations. So with that being the case you actually CAN have a valid instantiation of the model.
Now go and tell that to your teacher xD