Identify the type of “Or” used in the following statements and check whether the statements are true or false: (i) 2 is a rational number or an irrational number. (ii) To enter into a public library children need an identity card from the school or a letter from the school authorities. (iii) A rectangle is a quadrilateral or a 5-sided polygon.
for (i), a number cannot both be rational and irrational, so it should be XOR for (ii), I'm on a hunch, but I'm thinking it is possible to have an identity card and a letter from the school authorities, so it's just OR for (iii), quadrilateral or 5-sided polygon? only one of these can be true, so XOR
LAST ANSWER Here “Or” is exclusive. When we look at the component statements, we get that the statement is true. is it ok ?
Last answer (iii) ? Yes, the "or" is exclusive. Also, the statement is true because one of the components (and only one!) is true <that a rectangle is a quadrilateral> So yes.
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