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    The document symbolically represents statements about working hard in theatre class and achieving wealth and success. It represents the statements as logical propositions connected by logical operators and tests the validity of the final conclusion. It finds that assuming the argument is invalid leads to a contradiction, so the argument must be valid.

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    The document symbolically represents statements about working hard in theatre class and achieving wealth and success. It represents the statements as logical propositions connected by logical operators and tests the validity of the final conclusion. It finds that assuming the argument is invalid leads to a contradiction, so the argument must be valid.

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    SampleQuestionx-1 Discrete Math

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    The document symbolically represents statements about working hard in theatre class and achieving wealth and success. It represents the statements as logical propositions connected by logical operators and tests the validity of the final conclusion. It finds that assuming the argument is invalid leads to a contradiction, so the argument must be valid.

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    1(a).

    Express the following statements in symbolic notation, using logical connectives and the statement variables, p1, p2, p3,.. If I work hard in my theatre class then I get to go to Hollywood. If I get to go to Hollywood then I will get rich. I will get rich if and only if I am able to buy my own island. If I am able to buy my own island then I will start my own airline. I will get rich and I will buy my own island. If (I work hard in my theatre class and I am able to buy my own island) then I will start my own airline.

    p1 : I work hard in my theatre class p2 : I get to go to Hollywood p3 : I will get rich p4 : I am able to buy my own island p5 : I will start my own airline p1 p2 p2 p3 p3 p4 p4 p5 p3 p4 ( p 1 p 4 ) p 5
    1(b) Using any method justify whether the given argument is valid or invalid.
    p3 p4 p4 p5 T T T T T T T F p3 p4 T T
    Contradiction

    Assume, contrariwise, that the argument is invalid. p1 p2 p2 p3


    T T T

    ( p1 p4) p5
    F T T F

    So we have contradiction as T F is T which is impossible. Hence, the given argument is valid.

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