SOLUTION: Jim Thompson: Rewrite ~ (p V ~q) using DeMorgan's laws. Sorry about the question mark. Thank you

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Question 192091: Jim Thompson: Rewrite ~ (p V ~q) using DeMorgan's laws. Sorry about the question mark.
Thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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DeMorgan's Law: ~(A v B) = ~A & ~B .... note: the "v" means "or" and the "&" means "and"

So using the given law stated above, we can say that
~ (p V ~q) = ~p & ~~q

Use double negation to simplify ~~q to get q. So the final answer is

~ (p V ~q) = ~p & q