Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Task 16. Quiz Assignment (Logic 5.1)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Task 16. Quiz Assignment (Logic 5.1)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Task 16. Quiz Assignment (Logic 5.1)
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For items 1 – 10, determine whether each sentence is a statement. Write YES, if it is a statement;
NO, if it is not.
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the greatest movie of all time.
2. Harvey Mudd college is in Oregon.
3. The area code for Storm Lake, Iowa is 512.
4. January 1, 2024 will be a Sunday.
5. Have a fun trip.
6. Do you like to read?
7. Mickey Mouse was the first animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
8. Drew Brees is the starting quarterback of the Dallas.
9. x 2 25
10. x x 1
For items 11 – 14, determine the simple statements in each compound statement.
11. The principal will attend the class on Tuesday or Wednesday.
12. 5 is an odd number and 6 is an even number.
13. A triangle is an acute triangle if and only if it has three acute angles.
14. If this is Saturday, then tomorrow is Sunday.
For items 19 – 26, write each sentence in symbolic form. Represent each simple statement in the
sentence with the letter indicated in the parentheses. Also, state whether the sentence is a
conjunction, a disjunction, a negation, a conditional, or a biconditional.
19. If today is Wednesday (w), then tomorrow is Thursday (t).
20. I went to the post office (p) and the bookstore (s).
21. A triangle is an equilateral triangle (l) if and only if it is an equiangular triangle (a).
22. A number is an even number (e) if and only if it has a factor of 2 (t).
23. If it is a dog (d), it has fleas (f).
24. Polynomials that have exactly three terms (p) are called trinomials (t).
25. I will major in mathematics (m) or computer science (c).
26. All pentagons (p) have exactly five sides (s).
For items 27 – 32, write each symbolic statement in words. Use p, q, r, s, t and u as defined below:
p: The tour goes to Italy.
q: The tour goes to Spain.
r: We go to Venice.
s: We go to Florence.
t: The hotel fees are included.
u: The meals are not included.
27. p ~ q
28. r s
29. r ~ s
30. p r
31. s ~ r
32. ~ t u
For items 33 – 38, write each sentence in symbolic form. Use p, q, r, and s as defined below:
p: Stephen Curry is a football player.
q: Stephen Curry is a basketball player.
r: Stephen Curry is a rock star.
s: Stephen Curry plays for the Warriors.
33. Stephen Curry is a football player or a basketball player, and he is not a rock star.
34. Stephen Curry is a rock star, and he is not a basketball player or a football player.
35. If Stephen Curry is a basketball player and a rock star, then he is not a football player.
36. Stephen Curry is a basketball player, if and only if he is not a football player and he is not a rock
star.
37. If Stephen Curry plays for the Warriors, then he is a basketball player and he is not a football
player.
38. It is not true that, Stephen Curry is a football player or a rock star.
For items 39 – 45, determine whether each statement is true or false. Write TRUE if the statement is
true, and FALSE if otherwise.
39. 7 5 or 3 1 .
40. 3 9.
41. (1)50 1 and (1)99 1 .
42. 7 3 or 9 is a prime number.
43. 5 11.
44. 4.5 5.4 .
45. 2 is an odd number or 2 is an even number.
For items 46 – 50, write the negation of each quantified statement. Start each negation with “Some,”
“No,” or “All.”
46. Some lions are playful.
47. Some dogs are not friendly.
48. All classic movies were first produced in black an white.
49. Everybody enjoyed the dinner.
50. No even numbers are odd numbers.