SOLUTION: Determine the truth value of each simple statement. Then using the truth values, determine the truth value of the compound statement. 1. If the moon circles the earth and the eart

Algebra.Com
Question 1119702: Determine the truth value of each simple statement. Then using the truth values, determine the truth value of the compound statement.
1. If the moon circles the earth and the earth circles the sun, the moon is made of cheese.
2. Honda makes automobiles or Honda makes motorcycles, if and only if Mazda makes cereal.

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
Determine the truth value of each simple statement. Then using the truth values, determine the truth value of the compound statement.
1. If the moon circles the earth and the earth circles the sun, the moon is made of cheese.
2. Honda makes automobiles or Honda makes motorcycles, if and only if Mazda makes cereal.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1.   If the moon circles the earth and the earth circles the sun, the moon is made of cheese.

    "the moon circles the earth"  -  for the goal of this analysis, we can accept this statement as TRUE.    (1)


    "the earth circles the sun"   -  for the goal of this analysis, we can accept this statement as TRUE.    (2)


    By accepting  (1) and (2),  we accept that the whole statement 

    "the moon circles the earth and the earth circles the sun"  is TRUE.      (3)


    But the statement  "the moon is made of cheese."  is, obviously, wrong.   (4)


    There is no any logical connection (like "implication") between (3) and (4).


    The whole logical statement "If the moon circles the earth and the earth circles the sun, the moon is made of cheese." is FALSE.


Honestly,  it is unclear to me what you are going to learn from these exercises.


Therefore,  I better will keep silent by not spending my time for nothing.



RELATED QUESTIONS

p is False and q is False. Determine the truth-value of the following compound statement: (answered by jim_thompson5910)
Write two simple sentences and then write the compound statement you get from connecting... (answered by stanbon)
find the truth value of the statement. (~p^q) <->... (answered by Jk22)
Determine the truth value of the following statement: Rembrandt was a famous painter... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
) Determine the truth value of the following statement: Rembrandt was a famous painter... (answered by Mathtut)
Let p, q, r and s represent the following: Determine the truth value of each statement. (answered by ikleyn)
Let p, q, r and s represent the following: Determine the truth value of each statement. (answered by ikleyn)
Let p, q, r and s represent the following: Determine the truth value of each statement. (answered by ikleyn)
Let p, q, r and s represent the following: Determine the truth value of each statement. (answered by ikleyn)