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Write the Compound Statement in Symbols rpr \rightarrow p B) rpr \rightarrow p

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Write the compound statement in symbols. Then construct a truth table for the symbolic statement.
Let r = ʺThe food is good,ʺ p = ʺI eat too much,ʺ q = ʺIʹll exercise.ʺ
-If the food is good, then I eat too much.


A) rpr \rightarrow p
rprpTTFTFTFTTFFF\begin{array} { c c c } \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { r } \rightarrow \mathrm { p } \\\hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\\mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F }\end{array}

B) rpr \rightarrow p
rprpTTTTFFFTTFFT\begin{array} { c c c } \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { r } \rightarrow \mathrm { p } \\\hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T }\end{array}

C) PrP \rightarrow r
rpprTTTTFFFTTFFT\begin{array} { c c c } \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { p } \rightarrow \mathrm { r } \\\hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T }\end{array}

D) PrP \rightarrow \mathbf{r}
rpprTTTTFTFTFFFT\begin{array} { c c r } \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { p } & \mathrm { p } \rightarrow \mathrm { r } \\\hline \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T } & \mathrm { F } \\\mathrm { F } & \mathrm { F } & \mathrm { T }\end{array}

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