Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Logic - 3.3 Truth Tables for Negation, Conjunction and Disjunction - Exercise Set 3.3 - Page 148: 69

Answer

The given statement in symbolic form is\[\left( p\wedge \sim q \right)\vee \sim p\], and it gives truth value as true only when the statement \[p\] is false and\[q\]is also false.

Work Step by Step

Assume the statement: \[p\]: \[x\le 3\], \[q\]: \[x\ge 7\]. The given statement first shows the conjunction of the negation of disjunction of the statement\[p\]and the statement\[q\], and the conjunction of \[\left( \sim p\wedge \sim q \right)\] . Hence, the given statement in symbolic form is: \[\sim \left( p\vee q \right)\wedge \left( \sim p\wedge \sim q \right)\]. The truth table for the given statement is below: From above truth table, it is clear that \[\sim \left( p\vee q \right)\wedge \left( \sim p\wedge \sim q \right)\]gives truth value as true only when \[p\]and \[q\] both are false, otherwise, it gives truth value as false.
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