Logic and Proposition Simplification: A Study of Truth Statements, Symbolic Representation, and Proof Techniques

This assignment focuses on logic, symbolic representation, and proof techniques in mathematics.

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Logic and Proposition Simplification: A Study of Truth Statements,Symbolic Representation, and Proof Techniques1.Which of the following are statements?1. She is a mathematics major.2. 128=263. All that glitters is not gold.4. Sleep tight anddon’t let the bedbugs bite.Soln.A sentence that can be judged to be true or false is called a statement.1.She is a mathematics majoris astatementas it can be either true or false.2.128=26is astatementas it is false.3.All that glitters is not goldis astatementas it can be either true or false.4.Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs biteis not a statement.2.Let A, B, and C be the following statements:A: John is healthyB: John is wealthyC: John is wiseUse A, B, and C as defined above totranslate the following statements into symbolic form.1.John is not wealthy but he is healthy and wise.(B)(AC)2.John is neither healthy, wealthy, nor wise.ABC3.John is wealthy, but he is not both healthy and wise.B(AC)3.Simplify the following proposition to 2 logic operations using the laws of the algebra ofpropositions. Write each stepon a separate line with the algebra law you used as ajustification. Missing steps will be penalized.(PQ)(PQ)(PQ)Soln.By identityP=(PP)andassociativitywe have,(PQ)(PQ)(PQ)(PQ)Bydistributivitywe have,(P(QQ))((PP)Q)Reduction by the law of excluded middlePP=1weget,(P1)(1Q)Bythe neutral element definitionP1=Pweget,

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