assi 14

course Mth 151

** The statement is equivalent to 'If it's a Marine, it loves boot camp' or equivalent.

The statement is not equivalent to 'if it is boot camp, then all Marines love it', which is the converse of the original statement. **

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assignment #014

014. `query 14

College Algebra

03-17-2009

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16:15:21

3.3.6 rewrite using if then ' all marines love boot camp '.

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RESPONSE -->

If all marines love boot camp then all marines would go to boot camp

confidence assessment: 2

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16:16:40

** The statement is equivalent to 'If it's a Marine, it loves boot camp' or equivalent.

The statement is not equivalent to 'if it is boot camp, then all Marines love it', which is the converse of the original statement. **

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RESPONSE -->

so we add 'if it's a to Marine' and add 'then all marines love it

self critique assessment: 3

The statement is equivalent to 'If it's a Marine, it loves boot camp' or equivalent.

The statement is not equivalent to 'if it is boot camp, then all Marines love it', which is the converse of the original statement.

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16:19:01

3.3.18 ~p false q false p -> q true

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RESPONSE -->

if ~p is false hten p->q is true

confidence assessment: 1

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16:20:37

** Since ~p is false then p is true.

Since q is false it follows that p -> q is of the form T -> F, which is false.

The conditional is false when, and only when, the antecedent is true and the consequent false. **

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RESPONSE -->

q is false becuase p is true

self critique assessment: 2

~p -> q is false because ~p is true and q is false

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16:21:06

Query 3.3.36 write in symbols 'If play canceled, then it does not rain.'

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RESPONSE -->

confidence assessment: 0

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16:23:29

** If p stands for 'play canceled' and r for 'it rains' then the statement would be p -> ~q. **

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RESPONSE -->

where did we get the ~q from? I would have write it as r->p

self cr itique assessment: 2

If p stands for 'play canceled' and r for 'it rains' then the statement would be p -> ~r.

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17:34:57

Query 3.3.48 q true, p and r false, evaluate and (-r U p) -> p

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RESPONSE -->

r is false and p is true when p is true

confidence assessment: 2

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17:37:04

** The antecedent (~r U p ) would be true, since ~r true and p false.

The consequent p would be false.

Since the antecedent is true and the consequent false, the conditional is false. **

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RESPONSE -->

ok

self critique assessment: 3

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18:37:26

Query 3.3.60 truth table for (p ^ q) -> (p U q)

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RESPONSE -->

P Q P^Q P Q PvQ

T T T T T T

T F F T F T

F T F F T T

F F F F F F

(p^q) -> (p U q) = F

confidence assessment: 3

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18:40:22

** The headings would be p, q ,(p^q), (pUq), (p^q)->(pUq)

Row 1 would read T T T T T

Row 2 would read T F F T T

Row 3 would read F T F T T

Row 4 would read F F F F T

The common sense of this is that whenever both p and q are true, then the statement 'p or q' must be true. That's what means to say (p ^ q) -> (p U q).

The fact that this statement is true is indicated by the last column of the truth table, which has True in every possible case. **

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RESPONSE -->

the respons eis true because the las column on the last row is true

self critique assessment: 3

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18:41:39

Query 3.3.72 negation of ' if loving is wrong then I don't want to be right'

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RESPONSE -->

If loving is right then I want to be right

confidence assessment: 3

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18:43:40

** The negation has to have the exact opposite truth values of the original statement.

It is difficult and confusing to try to negate a conditional. It is much easier to translate the conditional to a disjunction then negate the disjunction. It is easy to negate the disjunction using deMorgan's Laws.

Since p -> q is identical to ~p U q, the negation of p -> q is ~ ( ~p U q), which by de Morgan's Law is ~ ~p ^ ~q, or just p ^ ~q.

So the negation would ge 'loving you is wrong AND I want to be right.

COMMON ERROR AND NOTE: If loving you is wrong, then I want to be right.

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT:

The negation of a conditional can't be a conditional (a conditional is false in only one case so its negation would have to be false in three cases). **

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RESPONSE -->

so loving you is wrong and I want to be right would make it a negation instead of changing it to 'right'

self critique assessment: 3

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assignment #014

014. `query 14

College Algebra

03-17-2009

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21:17:26

3.3.6 rewrite using if then ' all marines love boot camp '.

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RESPONSE -->

If Marines then love boot camp

confidence assessment: 2"

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