Lamayo, Carlos Ian L. Discrete Mathematics BIT23 Sherry Naz: P P Q) Q Q) (P Q) Q) (Q P) Q) (Q P)
Lamayo, Carlos Ian L. Discrete Mathematics BIT23 Sherry Naz: P P Q) Q Q) (P Q) Q) (Q P) Q) (Q P)
Discrete Mathematics
BIT23 Sherry Naz
a) p p
b) p p
c) ( p q) q
d) ( p q ) ( p q )
e) ( p q ) ( q p )
f) ( p q ) ( q p )
Answer
a)
p p p p
T F F
F T F
b)
p p p p
T F T
F T T
c)
( p q) q ( p q) q
T T T
T F F
F T T
T F F
d)
( p q ) ( p q ) ( p q ) ( p q )
T T T
T F F
T F F
F F T
e)
( p q ) ( q p ) ( p q ) ( q p )
T T T
F F T
T T T
T T T
f)
( p q ) ( q p ) ( p q ) ( q p )
T T T
F T T
T F F
T T T
Let p and q be the propositions
p: I bought a lottery ticket this week.
q: I won the million dollar jackpot
Express each of these propositions as an English sentence
1. p
2. p q
3. p q
4. p q
5. p q
6. p q
7. p q
8. p ( p q )
Answer
1. I didn`t bought a lottery ticket this week.
2. I bought a lottery ticket this week or won the million
dollar jackpot.
3. I bought a lottery ticket this week implies I won the
million dollar jackpot.
4. I bought a lottery ticket this week and won the million
dollar jackpot.
5. I bought a lottery ticket this week if and only if I won
the million dollar jackpot.
6. I didn`t bought a lottery ticket this week implies I won
the million dollar jackpot.
7. I didn`t bought a lottery ticket this week and didn`t won
the million dollar jackpot.
8. I didn’t bought a lottery ticket this week or I bought a
lottery ticket this week and won the million dollar
jackpot.