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Mathematical Language and Symbols: Libeeth B. Guevarra Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Mathematical Language and Symbols: Libeeth B. Guevarra Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Symbols
Libeeth B. Guevarra
Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
p q ∼ q p∧ ∼ q q ∧ (p∧ ∼ q)
T T F F F
T F T T F
F T F F F
F F T F F
1
What is the truth value of q ∧ (p∧ ∼ q) if p is
true and q is false? Answer: False
2
What is the truth value of p∧ ∼ q if p is true and
q is false? Answer: True
p q ∼ p ∼ p ∨ q (∼ p ∨ q) ∨ p
T T F T T
T F F F T
F T T T T
F F T T T
(x − 2)2 = x 2 − 4x + 4
sin2x − 3 = 0
1
You come to work and you receive the bonus.
2
You come to work and you don’t receive the
bonus.
3
You don’t come to work, but Miss Rich gives you
the bonus anyway.
4
You don’t come to work and you don’t receive
the bonus.
(Only in statement 2 we can say that Miss Rich is lying.)
p q p→q p ∧ (p → q)
T T T T
T F F F
F T T F
F F T F
Note that columns p→q and ∼ p ∨ q are the same for all the
assigned truth values of p and q.