SOLUTION: p is False and q is False. Determine the truth-value of the following compound statement: ~(p v q)?

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Question 791495: p is False and q is False. Determine the truth-value of the following compound statement: ~(p v q)?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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p is false
q is false

So p v q is false (since neither is true)

Therefore, ~(p v q) is TRUE since true is the opposite of false (note: ~p means "not p" and it's the opposite truth value of whatever p is)