Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Logic - 3.4 Truth Tables for the Conditional and the Biconditional - Exercise Set 3.4 - Page 160: 61

Answer

(a) The provided compound statement can be written in simple statements as\[p,\ q,\ r\]. Here, \[p,\ q,\ \text{and}\ r\]represent three simple statements. \[p:\] You will be comfortable in your room. \[q:\] You are honest with the roommate. \[r:\] You will enjoy the college experience. Therefore, the provided compound statements can be written in the symbolic form as \[\left( p\leftrightarrow q \right)\vee \sim r\] Hence, the provided compound statement can be written in the symbolic form as \[\left( p\leftrightarrow q \right)\vee \sim r\] (b) The truth table is as follows: c) So, from the truth table it can be stated that when the component of provided compound statement\[\left( p\leftrightarrow q \right)\vee \sim r\]has false truth value then only resultant statement is false. Therefore, the statement is true when p, q, and r are all true.
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