Math Problem Statement

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Solution

To solve this problem, I'll guide you through filling in the truth table step by step. I'll also explain the logic for each column.


Key Logical Operators and Their Meanings:

  1. Negation (-): Reverses the truth value.
    • -P is true if P is false, and vice versa.
  2. Conjunction ( ∧ ): True only if both operands are true.
    • P ∧ Q is true if both P and Q are true.
  3. Disjunction ( ∨ ): True if at least one operand is true.
    • P ∨ Q is true if either P or Q (or both) are true.
  4. Implication ( → ): False only when the first operand is true, and the second is false.
    • P → Q is true except when P is true and Q is false.
  5. Biconditional ( ↔ ): True if both operands are the same.
    • P ↔ Q is true if P and Q are both true or both false.

Truth Table Framework:

The provided variables are:

  • P, Q, R
  • Derived columns: -P, -R, P∧Q, Q∧R, P∨Q, P∨R, P→Q, Q→R, (P→Q)∧(P→R), (Q→R)∨(P→R), and P↔R.

Step 1: Set up the truth values of P, Q, and R.

The truth table includes all possible combinations of truth values for three variables (2³ = 8 rows):

PQR
TTT
TTF
TFT
TFF
FTT
FTF
FFT
FFF

Step 2: Compute -P and -R.

Negate P and R for each row:

PQR-P-R
TTTFF
TTFFT
TFTFF
TFFFT
FTTTF
FTFTT
FFTTF
FFFTT

Step 3: Compute P∧Q, Q∧R, P∨Q, and P∨R.

  • P∧Q: True if both P and Q are true.
  • Q∧R: True if both Q and R are true.
  • P∨Q: True if at least one of P or Q is true.
  • P∨R: True if at least one of P or R is true.

Fill these values:

PQRP∧QQ∧RP∨QP∨R
TTTTTTT
TTFTFTT
TFTFFTT
TFFFFTT
FTTFTTT
FTFFFTF
FFTFFFT
FFFFFFF

Step 4: Compute Implications (P→Q, Q→R).

  • P→Q: False only when P = T and Q = F.
  • Q→R: False only when Q = T and R = F.
PQRP→QQ→R
TTTTT
TTFTF
TFTFT
TFFFT
FTTTT
FTFTF
FFTTT
FFFTT

Step 5: Combine (P→Q)∧(P→R) and (Q→R)∨(P→R).

  1. (P→Q)∧(P→R):
    • True only if both P→Q and P→R are true.
  2. (Q→R)∨(P→R):
    • True if at least one of Q→R or P→R is true.

Step 6: Compute P↔R.

  • P↔R: True if P and R are either both true or both false.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Logic
Truth Tables
Propositional Calculus

Formulas

Negation (-P)
Conjunction (P∧Q)
Disjunction (P∨Q)
Implication (P→Q)
Biconditional (P↔R)

Theorems

Truth table computation rules for propositional logic operators

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 11-12 or introductory college-level logic