let p represent a true statement while q and r represent false statements. find the truth value of the compound statements. (~p V~q) or r this is a true/false question.

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let p represent a true statement while q and r represent false statements. find the truth value of the compound statements. (~p V~q) or r  this is a true/false question.

anonymous · Answer

does V mean AND?

anonymous · Answer

yes the V means and

anonymous · Answer

are you sure, I thought V meant OR. and ^ meant AND

anonymous · Answer

if it is OR, then it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_table#Logical_disjunction if it is AND, then your answer is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_table#Logical_conjunction

anonymous · Answer

well it is a true/ false on the test. I thought when you had two  statements that are false that answer was false.

anonymous · Answer

it depends whether you are doing a logical AND or a logical OR
but yes, two false statements together are false even if they are ANDed or ORed

anonymous · Answer

see the links I posted.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok