12/8 Exploration

Complete this assignment on a separate piece of lined paper. It is due on Wednesday, 12/9.
Let
p
represent Carter likes to ski.
Let
q
represent Lydia hates cats.
Let
r
represent Alden is a boy.
Let
s
represent Elle has a nose ring.
For each problem below, also indicate the truth value of each statement (whether it is true or
false).
Write the statement
p q
.
Write the statement, If Lydia hates cats, then Alden is a boy in symbols.
Write the statement
~q ~p.
What kind of statement is this?
For the statement, If Carter does not like to ski, then Elle does not have a nose ring:
a. Rewrite the statement in symbols.
b. Write the inverse statement.
c. Write the negation.
5. What does logically equivalent mean?
6. Create a truth table for all iterations of r s.
7. Write the statement
s ~q
. What kind of statement is this? What is its conditional?
8. Write the statement, If Alden is a boy, then Lydia hates cats in symbols.
9. For
r q
, write the conditional, negation, inverse, converse, and contrapositive.
10. Write the the following in either words or symbols:
a. ~p
b. Alden is not a boy
c. Lydia loves cats
d. Elle has a nose ring
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