Math Problem Statement

Translate the statement 'I am not going out for dinner if and only if I am feeling tired' into symbolic form using the propositions: p: Today is Thursday, q: It is cold outside, r: I am feeling tired, s: I am not going out for dinner.

Solution

The question in the image asks to translate the statement "I am not going out for dinner if and only if I am feeling tired" into symbolic form, using the given propositions:

  • pp: Today is Thursday
  • qq: It is cold outside
  • rr: I am feeling tired
  • ss: I am not going out for dinner

The phrase "if and only if" corresponds to the biconditional logical operator \leftrightarrow.

Thus, the symbolic form for "I am not going out for dinner if and only if I am feeling tired" would be:

¬sr\neg s \leftrightarrow r

This matches option c in the image: ¬sr\neg s \leftrightarrow r.

Would you like further details or have any other questions?

Here are some related questions:

  1. How do biconditional statements work in logic?
  2. What is the difference between "if" and "if and only if"?
  3. How do you negate a logical proposition?
  4. Can a biconditional statement be false if both parts are true?
  5. How would the symbolic form change if "I am not feeling tired"?

Tip: The biconditional (↔) statement is true when both statements have the same truth value (either both true or both false).

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Propositional Logic
Biconditional Statements

Formulas

Biconditional formula (A ↔ B)

Theorems

Truth Table for Biconditional
Negation

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-12