SOLUTION: p: The house is owned by an engineer q: The heat is solar generated r: The car is run by electric power Translate the statement into symbols, then construct a truth table and

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Question 568352: p: The house is owned by an engineer
q: The heat is solar generated
r: The car is run by electric power
Translate the statement into symbols, then construct a truth table and determine under what conditions the compound statement is true.
The house is owned by an engineer and the heat is solar generated, or the car is run by electric power.
I've gotten the first two columns down for the table
p q
1 t t
2 t t
3 t f
4 t f
5 f t
6 f t
7 f f
8 f f
Not sure how to continue or to label.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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p: The house is owned by an engineer
q: The heat is solar generated
r: The car is run by electric power
Translate the statement into symbols, then construct a truth table and determine under what conditions the compound statement is true.
The house is owned by an engineer and the heat is solar generated, or the car is run by electric power.
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p AND q OR r
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I've gotten the first two columns down for the table
..p q r
1 t t t
2 t t f
3 t f t
4 t f f
5 f t t
6 f t f
7 f f t
8 f f f
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Cheers,
Stan H.