SOLUTION: please help: if p is true and q is false, what is the truth value of p or q?

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Question 1049651: please help:
if p is true and q is false, what is the truth value of p or q?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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by definition:
A disjunction is a compound statement formed by joining two statements with the connector OR. The disjunction "p or q" is symbolized by pv q.
A disjunction is false if and only if+both statements are false; otherwise it is true.
The truth values of pv q are listed in the truth table below.
p|q|pv q
T|T|T
T|F|T
F|T|T
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so the answer to the question, if p is true and q is false, the truth value of pv q is T