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Mathematics Logic Premise

The document contains the work of a student named Jalandoon, Luiji E. on an activity involving mathematics as a language. The activity contains 3 sections - identifying propositions, applying truth tables to evaluate statements, and translating between symbolic and English statements. The student scored 80 points by correctly identifying propositions, applying truth tables to determine if statements were true or false, translating symbolic statements into English, and translating compound statements between symbolic and English forms.

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Mathematics Logic Premise

The document contains the work of a student named Jalandoon, Luiji E. on an activity involving mathematics as a language. The activity contains 3 sections - identifying propositions, applying truth tables to evaluate statements, and translating between symbolic and English statements. The student scored 80 points by correctly identifying propositions, applying truth tables to determine if statements were true or false, translating symbolic statements into English, and translating compound statements between symbolic and English forms.

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Activity #2 : Mathematics as a Language

Name:Jalandoon, Luiji E . Total Score: 80 points

Instruction. Submit your work before due date/time in a PDF file. Late submission will have a deduction of
5 points.

I. Write YES on the space provided if the statement is a proposition; otherwise write NO. (1
point each)
1. 5 + 7 = 12 _Yes______
2. The earth is round. _Yes____
3. Do you speak Tagalog? _No_____
4. Take your things. _No_____
5. Fifteen is an even number. _Yes_____
6. The world is flat. __Yes_____
7. What is the reason? ____No___
8. 6 is divisible by 7 ___Yes____
9. Divide 60 by 3. ____No___
10. 2 is the only even prime number. _Yes______

II. Apply the truth table of propositional logic to determine whether the statement below is
TRUE or FALSE. Write your answer on the blank. (2points each)
1. 2 < 3 and 3 is not a positive integer. False
2. If 7 is prime, then 4 is not prime. False
3. 5 is divisible by 7 if and only if 7 is divisible by 5. True
4. 4 < 7 or 3 < 2. True
5. Some prime number is even. True
6. If 5 < 2, then 2 + 5 = 7. True
7. 3 = 7 if and only if 2 is a prime number. False
8. If the sum of 3 + 3 is even, then 3 is an even number. False
9. 27 is an odd and a prime number. False
10. 29 is an even number or a prime number. True

III. Find what is asked in the following. Write your answer on the space provided.
1. Use quantifiers to write the negation of the following statement. (5pts each)

a. “No Mathematics test is fun.” No Mathematics test is not fun


b. “Some students like history.” All students like history
c. All students are diligent. Not any students are diligent
2. Let
m: Kate is good in Mathematics.

c: Kate is a computer science student.

Translate the following symbolic statements into words. (5pts each)

~𝑐: Kate is not a computer science student.


𝑐 ∨ 𝑚: Kate is a computer science student, or Kate is good in Mathematics.
𝑚 ∧∼ 𝑐: Kate is good in Mathematics, but Kate is not a computer science student.
𝑚 → 𝑐: If Kate is good in Mathematics, then Kate is a computer science student.
~𝑚 ↔ ~𝑐: Kate is not good in Mathematics if and only if Kate is not a computer science student.

3. Consider the following statements:


h: Jasper is handsome.
m: Sean is a model.
f: They (Jasper and Sean) are friends.

a) Translate the compound statement into a symbolic form: (5pts)

Statement: If Jasper is handsome and Sean is a model, then they are friends.

Symbolic form: h ∧m→f_______________________________

b) Translate the symbolic form into words. (5pts)

Symbolic form: ~𝑓 → (ℎ ∧∼ 𝑚)

Statement in words: If Jasper and Sean are not friends, then Jasper is handsome and Sean is not a
model.

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