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2.01 Translating logic statements

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Interactive practice questions

Let

  $p$p: A zebra has a mane.
  $q$q: A dog can bark.

What are the following statements in symbolic form?

a

"A zebra does not have a mane."

$\sim$~$p$p

A

$p$p$\wedge$$q$q

B

$p$p$\vee$$q$q

C

$\sim$~$q$q

D
b

"A zebra has a mane and a dog can bark."

$p$p$\vee$$q$q

A

$p$p$\Rightarrow$$q$q

B

$p$p$\Leftrightarrow$$q$q

C

$p$p$\wedge$$q$q

D
c

"A dog cannot bark or a zebra does not have a mane."

$\sim$~$q$q$\vee$$\sim$~$p$p

A

$\sim$~$q$q$\wedge$$p$p

B

$q$q$\vee$$p$p

C

$q$q$\Rightarrow$$\sim$~$p$p

D
d

"A dog cannot bark if and only if a zebra does not have a mane."

$q$q$\Leftrightarrow$$\sim$~$p$p

A

$\sim$~$q$q$\Rightarrow$$\sim$~$p$p

B

$\sim$~$q$q$\Leftrightarrow$$\sim$~$p$p

C

$\sim$~$p$p$\Rightarrow$$\sim$~$q$q

D
e

"If a zebra does not have a mane, then a dog cannot bark."

$p$p$\Rightarrow$$q$q

A

$\sim$~$q$q$\Rightarrow$$\sim$~$p$p

B

$\sim$~$p$p$\Leftrightarrow$$\sim$~$q$q

C

$\sim$~$p$p$\Rightarrow$$\sim$~$q$q

D
f

"A dog cannot bark, but a zebra has a mane."

$\sim$~$q$q$\wedge$$\sim$~$p$p

A

$\sim$~$q$q$\wedge$$p$p

B

$\sim$~$q$q$\Rightarrow$$p$p

C

$\sim$~$q$q$\vee$$\sim$~$p$p

D
Easy
2min

Let

  $p$p: Dave has a laptop.
  $q$q: Quentin has a smartphone.

What are the following statements in words?

Easy
1min

Answer the following.

Easy
1min

Which of the following is correct?

Select ONE of the statements.

Easy
< 1min
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Outcomes

G.RLT.1

The student will translate logic statements, identify conditional statements, and use and interpret Venn diagrams.

G.RLT.1a

Translate propositional statements and compound statements into symbolic form, including negations (~p, read “not p”), conjunctions (p ∧ q, read “p and q”), disjunctions (p ∨ q, read “p or q”), conditionals (p → q, read “if p then q”), and biconditionals (p ↔ q, read “p if and only if q”), including statements representing geometric relationships.

G.RLT.1d

Interpret Venn diagrams, including those representing contextual situations.

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