Activity 3.
Directions: Determine whether each sentence below is a proposition or not. Write P if the
sentence is a proposition and NP if not a proposition. Write your answer on the space provided
at the left side of the test item.
NP 1. Come to the class.
NP 2. It is raining?
P 3. 3+ 4 = 8
P 4. It rained in Odiongan, on October 30, 1999.
NP 5. 4 is an even number and 8 is an odd number.
NP 6. Have a fun trip.
NP 7. X = x+1
P 8. January 2, 2025 will be a Monday.
P 9. 3 is a prime number an even number.
NP 10. Wait here.
Activity 3.2
Directions: Write each statement in symbolic form. Use p, q, r and s as defined below. Write
answer on the space provided.
p: Manny Pacquiao is a boxer.
q: Manny Pacquaio is a basketball player.
r: Manny Pacquiao is a singer.
s: Manny Pacquaio is a senator.
1. Manny Pacquaio is a boxer is and only if he is a singer. p↔r
2. Manny Pacquaio is a singer, and he is not a basketball player or a senator. r^[~(q v s)]
3.If Manny Pacquaio is a boxer and a basketball player, then he is not a senator. (p^q)→~s
4.Manny Pacquiao is a singer or a boxer, and he is not a basketball player. (r v p)^~q
5. It is not true that Manny Pacquaio is a senator and a boxer. ~(s ^ p)
Activity 3.3
Directions: Write each symbolic statement as an English sentence. Use p, q, r, s, and t as
defined below. Write your answer on the space provided.
p: Selena Gomez is a pop star.
q: Selena Gomez is not a songwriter.
r: Selena Gomez is a music producer.
s: Selena Gomez plays guitar.
t: Selena Gomez doesn’t play the violin.
1. (pvr)→q If Selena Gomes is a popstar or a music producer, then she is not a songwriter.
2. (s^~q)→t If Selena Gomez plays a guitar and a songwriter, then she doesn’t play the violin.
3.(r^q)↔q Selena Gomez is a music producer and she is not a songwriter if and only if she
is not a songwriter.
4. ~s→(p^~q) If Selena Gomez do not play guitar, then she is a popstar and a songwriter.
5. (pvr)^q Selena Gomez is a popstar or a music producer and is not a songwriter.
Activity 3.4
Directions: Construct truth tables below based on the given symbolic compound statements.
Make sure that your answers are written legibly.
1. (p^~q) v (~pvq)
p q ~q p^~q ~p ~pvq (p^~q) v (~pvq)
T T F F F T T
T F T T F F T
F T F F T T T
F F T F T T T
2.(p↔q)→(~p^q)
p q p↔q ~p ~p^q (p↔q)→(~p^q)
T T T F F F
T F F F F T
F T F T T T
F F T T F F
3. ~[(pvq)v(~pvq)]
p q pvq ~p ~pvq (pvq) v (~pvq) ~[(pvq)v(~pvq)]
T T T F T T F
T F T F F T F
F T T T T T F
F F F T T T F
4. (pvq)^(~rvq)
p q r pvq ~r ~rvq (pvq)^(~rvq)
T T T T F T T
T T F T T T T
T F T T F F F
T F F T T T T
F T T T F T T
F T F T T T T
F F T F F F F
F F F F T T F
5. [p^(r→~q)]→(rvq)
p q r ~q r→~q p^(r→~q) rvq [p^(r→~q)]→(rvq)
T T T F F F T T
T T F F T T T T
T F T T T T T T
T F F T T T F F
F T T F F F T T
F T F F T F T T
F F T T T F T T
F F F T T F F T
6.[{(p^~q)vq}^q]↔(pvq)
p q ~q p^~q (p^~q)vq (p^~q)vq}^q pvq [{(p^~q)vq}^q]↔(pvq)
T T F F T T T T
T F T T T F T F
F T F F T T T T8
F F T F F F F T
7. (~p↔q)↔(p↔~q)
p q ~p ~p↔q ~q p↔~q (~p↔q)↔(p↔~q)
T T F F F F T
T F F T T T T
F T T T F T T
F F T F T F T