Compound Statements | Math Goodies
https://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol9/compoundNow that we have learned about negation, conjunction, disjunction and the conditional, we can include the logical connector for each of these statements in more elaborate statements. In this lesson, we will learn how to determine the truth values of a compound statement with the logical connectors ~, , and . Example 1: Given: p: 72 = 49 true q: A rectangle does not have 4
Compound Statements | Math Goodies
www.mathgoodies.com › lessons › vol9In Example 1, each of the first four sentences is represented by a conditional statement in symbolic form. In item 5, (p q) ~r is a compound statement that includes the connectors , , and ~. It is easier to determine the truth value of such an elaborate compound statement when a truth table is constructed as shown below.