🧠 logic
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Predicate Truth
1. We are given the universe $U$ as the set of integers, and predicates:
- $P(x)$: $x$ is a prime number
Logical Implication
1. **State the problem:** We want to show that the statement $\sim r \to s$ logically follows from the premises $p \to r$, $\sim p \to q$, and $q \to s$.
2. **Analyze the premises:
Logical Equivalence
1. **State the problem:** Show that $ (p \to q) \wedge (p \to r) $ and $ p \to (q \wedge r) $ are logically equivalent.
2. **Recall the implication equivalence:**
Conditional Forms
1. **State the problem:** We are given the conditional statement: "The dog barks if it sees a stranger." We need to express its contrapositive, converse, and inverse.
2. **Identify
Truth Table Contingency
1. **State the problem:** Construct the truth table for the compound statement $ (p \to q) \lor (\neg p \land \neg q) $ and determine if it is a tautology, contradiction, or contin
Tautology Implication
1. **State the problem:** We need to determine if the logical statement $$(p \wedge q) \to p$$ is a tautology.
2. **Recall definitions:**
Proposition Words
1. **State the problem:** We have two propositions:
- $p$: I complete my homework.
Logical Equivalence
1. **State the problem:** We want to find the logical equivalence of the expression $$(p \Rightarrow q) \wedge (\neg p \vee q)$$.
2. **Recall the implication equivalence:** The imp
Logical Equivalence
1. The problem asks to find the logical equivalence of the expression $ (p \Rightarrow q) \wedge (\neg p \vee q) $.\n\n2. Recall that the implication $ p \Rightarrow q $ is logical
Logical Equivalence
1. **State the problem:** We want to find the logical equivalence of the expression $$(p \Rightarrow q) \wedge (\neg p \vee q).$$
2. **Recall the implication equivalence:** The imp
Tautology Proof
1. **State the problem:** Show that the logical expression $R \to \sim[(\sim R \wedge X) \lor \sim(R \lor X)]$ is a tautology.
2. **Rewrite the expression:** The expression is an i
Proposition Expressions
1. **State the problem:** We are given propositions:
- $p$: I bought a lottery ticket this week.
Negation Proposition
1. The problem asks to express the proposition \(\neg p\) in English.
2. Given \(p\): "I bought a lottery ticket this week."
Propositions Truth Values
1. **State the problem:** We need to identify which sentences are propositions and determine their truth values.
2. **Definition:** A proposition is a declarative sentence that is
Propositions Truth Values
1. **State the problem:** We need to determine which sentences are propositions and find the truth values of those that are propositions.
2. **Definition:** A proposition is a decl
Exclusive Disjunction
1. The problem asks to express the exclusive disjunction $p@q$ using only negation ($\sim$), conjunction ($\wedge$), and inclusive disjunction ($\vee$).
2. By definition, $p@q$ mea
Truth Table Or
1. **State the problem:** Construct a truth table for the compound proposition $ (p \lor q) \lor r $.
2. **List all possible truth values for $p$, $q$, and $r$: Since each variable
Truth Table Or
1. **State the problem:** Construct a truth table for the compound proposition $ (p \lor q) \lor r $.
2. **List all possible truth values for $p$, $q$, and $r$: Since each variable
Truth Table Or
1. **State the problem:** Construct a truth table for the compound proposition $ (p \lor q) \lor r $.
2. **List all possible truth values for $p$, $q$, and $r$: Since each can be t
Truth Tables Xor
1. **Problem Statement:** Construct truth tables for the compound propositions:
a) $p \oplus p$
Biconditional Truth
1. The problem asks us to determine the truth value of each biconditional statement. A biconditional "if and only if" statement $p \iff q$ is true if both $p$ and $q$ have the same