What do you think of this statement?
"If it is sunny or if I have no work to do, then I am happy. I am happy and it is sunny. Therefore I have no work to do."
Let me define each of these statements:
Let p: "It is sunny"
Let q: "I have work to do"
Let r: "I am happy"
My answer is:
{ [ (p V ~q) => r ] Λ (r Λ p) } => ~q
Is my answer right? My teacher told me that it is right, but I have doubts in it. Can this statement "IF it is sunny or IF I have no work to do, then I am happy." be said as: (p => r) Λ (~q => r)? I tried comparing their results using a TRUTH TABLE but the outputs are not the same.
For those who are willing to help and did not encounter LOGICAL CONNECTIVES: The symbol ' V ' means OR. The symbol ' Λ ' means AND. The symbol ' => ' means imply (conditional purposes only)
2007-02-11
18:46:46
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