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Consider the two statements:
is a tautology
is a fallacy
then,
is a tautology
is a fallacy
then,
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Correct option: C
Both and are true
Option C (Both () and () are true) is correct because simplifies to a tautology and simplifies to a fallacy.
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Which of the following statement is a tautology?
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C () because it simplifies to a tautology (t) due to the presence of .
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Contrapositive of the statement.
If a number is divisible by 9 , then it is divisible by 3 , is
If a number is divisible by 9 , then it is divisible by 3 , is
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Correct option: A
If a number is not divisible by 3 , it is not divisible by 9 .
Option A (If a number is not divisible by 3, it is not divisible by 9) is the correct contrapositive of the given statement.
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Among the statements
is a tautology
is a contradiction
is a tautology
is a contradiction
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Correct option: A
Neither (S1) and (S2) is True
Option A (Neither (S1) and (S2) is True) is correct because both statements are neither tautologies nor contradictions after simplification.
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The negation of statement is -
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the correct negation of the given statement using De Morgan's laws and logical equivalences.
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For any three propositions and , the proposition
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Correct option: B
are all true
Option B ( are all true) is correct because for to be true, all three propositions must be true.
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The negation of the proposition is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it applies De Morgan's Law to negate the disjunction and then simplifies.
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If : The Earth is round, , then is
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Correct option: C
it is not that the Earth is round or it is not that
Option C (it is not that the Earth is round or it is not that ) is the correct interpretation of .
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The compound statement is equivalent to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents a tautology, meaning the statement is always true regardless of the truth values of P and Q.
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If truth value of is is , then truth values of and is are respectively
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Correct option: B
Option B (F, T) is correct because given p is True and q is False, then (p -> q) is False and (q -> p) v (~p) is True.
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Negation of the statement is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the negation of simplifies to just p, and the negation of p is .
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Which of the following is the negation of the statement "for all , there exists such that ?
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Correct option: A
there exists , such that for all
Option A (there exists , such that for all ) is correct because the negation of "for all" is "there exists", and the negation of is .
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The negation of is
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because it correctly applies De Morgan's law to negate the given proposition.
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Consider the following two propositions:
If the proposition is evaluated as FALSE, then:
If the proposition is evaluated as FALSE, then:
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Correct option: C
Both P1 and P2 are FALSE
Option C (Both P1 and P2 are FALSE) is correct because when is FALSE, it implies is TRUE and is FALSE, making both P1 and P2 FALSE.
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Consider
Statement-1: is a fallacy.
Statement-2: is a tautology.
Statement-1: is a fallacy.
Statement-2: is a tautology.
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Correct option: B
Statement-1 is true; Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.
Option B is correct because Statement-1 is a fallacy, and Statement-2 is a tautology, but Statement-2 does not explain Statement-1.
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If and are two statements, then which of the following compound statement is a tautology?
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Correct option: B
Option B is correct because the truth table for the given compound statement always results in true, making it a tautology.
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If and are two statements. Then negation of compound statement is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the negation of a disjunction is the conjunction of the negations.
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Negation of the conditional, "If it rains, I shall go to school" is
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Correct option: B
It rains and I shall not go to school
Option B is correct because the negation of "If p then q" is "p and not q".
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Let be a non-empty subset of . Consider the following statement :
: There is a rational number such that .
Which of the following statements is the negation of the statement P ?
: There is a rational number such that .
Which of the following statements is the negation of the statement P ?
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Correct option: B
Every rational number satisfies .
Option B is correct. The negation of "there exists" is "for all", and the negation of x > 0 is x <= 0.
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Let be the proposition Mathematics is interesting and let be the proposition that Mathematics is difficult, then the symbol means
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Correct option: C
Mathematics is intersecting and Mathematics is difficult
Option C (Mathematics is intersecting and Mathematics is difficult) is correct because the symbol represents the conjunction of the two propositions.
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The contrapositive of the statement “If you are born in India, then you are a citizen of India”, is
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Correct option: A
If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India.
Option A (If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India) is correct because it represents the contrapositive of the given conditional statement.
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The negation of is equivalent to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the simplified form of the negation of the given logical expression using De Morgan's laws and simplification rules.
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Application
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Consider the following statements :
P : Ramu is intelligent.
Q : Ramu is rich.
R : Ramu is not honest.
The negation of the statement “Ramu is intelligent and honest if and only if Ramu is not rich” can be expressed as :
P : Ramu is intelligent.
Q : Ramu is rich.
R : Ramu is not honest.
The negation of the statement “Ramu is intelligent and honest if and only if Ramu is not rich” can be expressed as :
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Correct option: D
Option D is the correct negation of the given statement, derived using logical equivalences and De Morgan's laws.
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Consider the following two statements :
P: If 7 is an odd number, then 7 is divisible by 2 .
: If 7 is a prime number, then 7 is an odd number.
If is the truth value of the contrapositive of and is the truth value of contrapositive of , then the ordered pair equals:
P: If 7 is an odd number, then 7 is divisible by 2 .
: If 7 is a prime number, then 7 is an odd number.
If is the truth value of the contrapositive of and is the truth value of contrapositive of , then the ordered pair equals:
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Correct option: A
Option A ((F, F)) is correct because the contrapositive of both statements P and Q are false.
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Which of the following is logically equivalent to ?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the result of applying De Morgan's Law to the negation of the implication.
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The contrapositive of is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct because the contrapositive of p -> q is ~q -> ~p.
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Negation of the Boolean expression is
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Correct option: D
Option A (() is correct because the negation of the given boolean expression simplifies to this form using logical equivalences.
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The negative of the statement is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is the correct negative of the given statement, obtained using De Morgan's laws and logical equivalences.
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Negation of the statement If a number is prime then it is odd' is.
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Correct option: B
A number is prime and it is not odd.
Option B (A number is prime and it is not odd) is correct because the negation of 'If p then q' is 'p and not q'.
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Let denote arbitrary statements. Then the logically equivalent of the statement is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the logically equivalent form of the given statement using implication and disjunction.
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