SOLUTION: Given p is true, q is true, and r is false, find the truth value of the statement ~q --> (p ^ ~r)

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Question 335709: Given p is true, q is true, and r is false, find the truth value of the statement ~q --> (p ^ ~r)
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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You don't know. If the hypothesis of a conditional statement is true, then the conclusion is true, but if the hypothesis is false, you can't tell anything about the conclusion. Since q is true, not q must be false, hence the hypothesis fails and the statement is inconclusive.


John

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