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2.4.0: Exercises

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    For the following exercises, complete the truth table to determine the truth value of the proposition in the last column.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}p \to q\)
    T T    
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(\text{~}q\) \(p \to \text{~}q\)
    T T    
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}p \leftrightarrow q\)
    F T    
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(\text{~}q\) \(p \leftrightarrow \text{~}q\)
    F T    
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(r\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}p \wedge q\) \((\text{~}p \wedge q) \to r\)
    F T F      
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(r\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}r\) \(\text{~}p \wedge q\) \((\text{~}p \wedge q) \to \text{~}r\)
    F F F        
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(r\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}r\) \(\text{~}p \vee q\) \((\text{~}p \vee q) \leftrightarrow \text{~}r\)
    F F F        
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(r\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}r\) \(\text{~}p \wedge q\) \((\text{~}p \wedge q) \leftrightarrow \text{~}r\)
    T F F        
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(r\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}r\) \(\text{~}p \vee q\) \(p \to \text{~}r\) \((\text{~}p \vee r) \leftrightarrow \left( {p \to \text{~}r} \right)\)
    F F F          
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)
    \(p\) \(q\) \(r\) \(\text{~}p\) \(\text{~}r\) \(\text{~}p \wedge q\) \(p \to \text{~}r\) \((\text{~}p \wedge q) \leftrightarrow \left( {p \to \text{~}r} \right)\)
    T T T          

    For the following exercises, assume these statements are true: \(p{\text{:}}\) Faheem is a software engineer, \(q{\text{:}}\) Ann is a project manager, \(r{\text{:}}\) Giacomo works with Faheem, and \(s{\text{:}}\) The software application was completed on time. Translate each of the following statements to symbols, then construct a truth table to determine its truth value.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

    If Giacomo works with Faheem, then Faheem is not a software engineer.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

    If the software application was not completed on time, then Ann is not a project manager.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

    The software application was completed on time if and only if Giacomo worked with Faheem.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    Ann is not a project manager if and only if Faheem is a software engineer.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    If the software application was completed on time, then Ann is a project manager, but Faheem is not a software engineer.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)

    If Giacomo works with Faheem and Ann is a project manager, then the software application was completed on time.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    The software application was not completed on time if and only if Faheem is a software engineer or Giacomo did not work with Faheem.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    Faheem is a software engineer or Ann is not a project manager if and only if Giacomo did not work with Faheem and the software application was completed on time.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)

    Ann is a project manager implies Faheem is a software engineer if and only if the software application was completed on time implies Giacomo worked with Faheem.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    If Giacomo did not work with Faheem implies that the software application was not completed on time, then Ann was not the project manager.

    For the following exercises, construct a truth table to analyze all the possible outcomes and determine the validity of each argument.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    \(p \vee \sim q \rightarrow q\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    \(\sim q \rightarrow p \wedge \sim q\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{23}\)

    \((p \rightarrow q) \leftrightarrow q\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

    \((p \rightarrow q) \leftrightarrow p\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

    \(\sim(p \vee q) \leftrightarrow(\sim p \wedge \sim q)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

    \((p \rightarrow q) \wedge p \rightarrow q\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

    \(p \rightarrow q \rightarrow r\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

    \((p \rightarrow q) \wedge(q \rightarrow r) \leftrightarrow(p \rightarrow r)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

    \(p \vee(q \wedge r) \leftrightarrow(p \vee q) \wedge(p \vee r)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}\)

    \(p \vee(q \vee r) \leftrightarrow(p \vee q) \vee r\)


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