12/8 Exploration

Complete this assignment on a separate piece of lined paper. It is due on

Wednesday, 12/9.
Let
Let
Let
Let

p represent Carter likes to ski.

q represent Lydia hates cats.
r represent Alden is a boy.
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).
1. Write the statement p q.
2. Write the statement, If Lydia hates cats, then Alden is a boy in
symbols.
3. Write the statement ~q ~p. What kind of statement is this?
4. 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