Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073383090
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-309-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Predicates and Quantifiers - Exercises - Page 53: 5

Answer

a) There exists a student who spends more than five hours every weekday in class. b) Every student spends more than five hours every weekday in class. c) There exists a student who does not spend more than five hours every weekday in class. d) Not one student spends more than five hours every weekday in class.

Work Step by Step

We replace $\forall$ with a formulation involving "all" or "every" and $\exists$ with a formulation involving "there exists." Then, we substitute in for $P(x)$ and $x$. d) features the negation of $\forall$ a) There exists a student who spends more than five hours every weekday in class. b) Every student spends more than five hours every weekday in class. c) There exists a student who does not spend more than five hours every weekday in class. d) Not one student spends more than five hours every weekday in class.
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