SOLUTION: I am lost, can anyone help? Construct a truth table for (pV q) →~q

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Question 416484: I am lost, can anyone help?
Construct a truth table for (pV q) →~q

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Rules: 

1.   ~ before a T makes it an F; ~ before an F makes it a T
2.   V between two F's makes it a F, everything else makles it a T
3.   → with a T on the left and an F on the right makes it an F; otherwise
       it is a T 


Put T's and F's under the letters p and q

(p V q) → ~q
 T   T     T
 T   F     F
 F   T     T
 F   F     F

Erase those and use rules to put T's and F's under the operators V and ~ 

(p V q) → ~q
   T      F
   T      T 
   T      F
   F      T

Erase those, use the rules to put T's and F's under the operator → 

(p V q) → ~q
        F  
        T   
        F  
        T  

Or do it this way:

p | q | p V q | ~q | (p V q) → ~q 
T ! T !   T   !  F |         F 
T ! F !   T   !  T |         T
F ! T !   T   !  F |         F
F ! F !   F   !  T |         T

Either way you get FTFT

Edwin