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Chapter 3: Problem 11

Construct a truth table for the given statement. \(r \rightarrow(p \wedge q)\)

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The truth table is: r p q | \(p \wedge q\) | \(r \rightarrow (p \wedge q)\), T T T | T | T, T T F | F | F, T F T | F | F, T F F | F | F, F T T | T | T, F T F | F | T, F F T | F | T, F F F | F | T

Step by step solution

01

Understand the logical operators

The logical statement involves three propositional variables: r, p, and q and two logical operators: conjunction (denoted '\(\wedge\)') and implication (denoted '\(\rightarrow\)'). The conjunction returns true only when both variables are true, whereas the implication returns true except for the case when the first variable is true and the second one is false.
02

Construct the basic truth table

A basic truth table contains 2^3, or 8 rows, each representing a possible true/false combination for the variables r, p, and q. Enumerate each possibility.
03

Evaluate \(p \wedge q\)

Choose the second and third columns, evaluate \(p\wedge q\) for each row and record the results in a new column.
04

Evaluate \(r \rightarrow (p \wedge q)\)

Now, take the first column (for r) and the column for \(p\wedge q\), then apply the rules of implication to obtain the final column showing the truth value of the entire expression \(r \rightarrow (p \wedge q)\).

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