Write the Compound Statement in Symbols $(r \wedge p) \rightarrow q$

question 187

Multiple Choice

Write the compound statement in symbols. Then construct a truth table for the symbolic statement.
Let r = ʺThe food is good,ʺ p = ʺI eat too much,ʺ q = ʺIʹll exercise.ʺ
-The food is good and if I eat too much, then I?ll exercise.

• A) \((r \wedge p) \rightarrow q\)
• \(\begin{array} { c c c c }
• \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { q } & \left( \mathrm { r } { \wedge } \mathrm { p } \right) \rightarrow \mathrm { q } \\
• \hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T }
• \end{array}\)
• B)\(r \wedge(p \rightarrow q)\)
• \(\begin{array} { c c c c }
• \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { q } & \mathrm { r } \wedge ( \mathrm { p } \rightarrow \mathrm { q } ) \\
• \hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F }
• \end{array}\)
• C)\((r \wedge p) \rightarrow q\)
• \(\begin{array} { c c c c }
• \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { q } & \left( \mathrm { r } { \wedge } \mathrm { p } \right) \rightarrow \mathrm { q } \\
• \hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F }
• \end{array}\)
• D)\(r \wedge(p \rightarrow q)\)
• \(\begin{array} { c c c c }
• \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { q } & \mathrm { r } \wedge ( \mathrm { p } \rightarrow \mathrm { q } ) \\
• \hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\
• \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F }
• \end{array}\)

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