Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Propositional Equivalences - Exercises - Page 36: 51

Answer

$p \rightarrow q$ $\equiv ((p \downarrow q)\downarrow q)\downarrow (p \downarrow q)\downarrow q))$

Work Step by Step

Two propositions are logically equivalent if they have the same truth value for any combination of truth values of the variables. A conjunction $p\rightarrow q$ is true, if p is false or if both p and q are true. $p \downarrow q$ is true if and only if both p and q are false. By exercise 50 part a), $ p \downarrow q \equiv \neg p$ By exercise 50 part b), $p \lor q \equiv (p \downarrow q) \downarrow(p \downarrow q)$ Now, $$p \rightarrow q$$$$\equiv (\neg p \lor q)$$$$\equiv((p \downarrow q) \lor q)$$$$\equiv ((p \downarrow q)\downarrow q)\downarrow (p \downarrow q)\downarrow q))$$ hence, $p \rightarrow q$ $\equiv ((p \downarrow q)\downarrow q)\downarrow (p \downarrow q)\downarrow q))$ This can also be seen through truth table. $\underline{p \quad q \quad p \rightarrow q \quad p \downarrow q \quad ((p \downarrow q) \lor q)\quad ((p \downarrow q)\downarrow q)\downarrow (p \downarrow q)\downarrow q))}$ $T \quad T \quad\quad T \quad\quad F \quad\quad\quad\quad F\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad T$ $T \quad F \quad\quad F \quad\quad F \quad\quad\quad\quad T\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad F$ $F \quad T \quad\quad T \quad\quad T \quad\quad\quad\quad F\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad T$ $F \quad F \quad\quad T \quad\quad T \quad\quad\quad\quad F\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad T$ Since the two columns of the truth table, $ p \downarrow q$ and $((p \downarrow q)\downarrow q)\downarrow (p \downarrow q)\downarrow q))$ contain the same truth value in every row, so they are logically equivalent.
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