Discrete Mathematics with Applications 4th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 0-49539-132-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-49539-132-6

Chapter 4 - Elementary Number Theory and Methods of Proof - Exercise Set 4.2 - Page 168: 8

Answer

(a) "$\forall p, q\in R$, if $pq=0$ then $p=0\vee q=0$" (b) "$\forall p, q\in R$, if $p\ne0\wedge q\ne0$ then $pq\ne0$ " (c) "For any real numbers $p$ and $q$, if $p\ne0$ and $q\ne0$, then $pq\ne0$"

Work Step by Step

(a) Let $p$ and $q$ be two real numbers, the zero product property states that: "$\forall p, q\in R$, if $pq=0$ then $p=0\vee q=0$" (b) We can write a contrapositive as: "$\forall p, q\in R$, if $p\ne0\wedge q\ne0$ then $pq\ne0$ " (c) We can write an informal version as: "For any real numbers $p$ and $q$, if $p\ne0$ and $q\ne0$, then $pq\ne0$"
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