Consider the Following Domain, Assignment of Objects in the Domain $\lor$

question 57

Multiple Choice

consider the following domain, assignment of objects in the domain, and assignments sets to predicates.
Domain = {Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto}
a = Mercury b = Jupiter c = Saturn d = Pluto
Mx = {Mercury, Mars}
Px = {Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune}
Cxy = {, , , , , , , , , ,
, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , }
-Given the customary truth tables, which of the following theories is modeled by the above interpretation?

• A) Ma • ~Mc
• (∃x)Cxc
• ∼(∃x)(∼Cxc • Mx)
• B) Ma • Mc (∃x)Ccx (∃x)(~Cxc • Mx)
• C) ~(Ma • Mc)
• (∃x)Ccx
• ~(∃x)(Cxc • Mx)
• D) ~(Ma \( \lor \) Mc) (∃x)Ccx
• ~(∃x)(Ccx • Mx)
• E) Ma ≡ ~Mc
• (∃x)Cax
• ~(∃x)(Cxc • ~Mx)

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