To guarantee detection of up to s errors in all cases, minimum hamming distance in a block code must be
A)s.
B)s+1.
C)s-1.
D) 0.

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To guarantee the detection of up to s errors in all cases, the minimum Hamming distance in a block code must be s+1. This is because the Hamming distance between any two valid code words must be at least s+1 to ensure that even with s errors, the erroneous code word does not become a valid code word different from the original.

To Guarantee Detection of Up to S Errors in All