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Preliminary Examination in Discrete Mathematics Score:

Name: Ica Yvonne Date: March 12,
2022

I. Identify if the following information is a Proposition or Statement and determine its Truth Table. Put
YES if it is a Statement or Proposition and NO if not. Put TRUE if the value is correct, FALSE if not
and leave it blank if it is neither true nor false. (15 pts)

Information Is this a statement? Is this a proposition? What is the truth value

of the proposition?
“Fleas are bigger than YES YES TRUE
mice.”
“1111 < 111” YES YES FALSE
“r > 5” YES NO
“Today is January 27 YES YES FALSE
and 99 < 5.”
“Kindly do not fall NO NO
asleep.”

II. Transform the following statements into a Compound Proposition using Logical Operators. (5 pts
each)

1. To take discrete mathematics, you must have taken calculus or a course in Information Technology.

P: Take discrete mathematics

Q: Taken calculus
R:take a course in information technology

P→ (Q V R)

2. When you buy a new car from Toyota Motor Corporation, you get Php2000 back in cash or a 2% car loan.

P: Buy new car from Toyota Motor Corporation

Q: Php 2000 cash back
R: 2% car loan

P (Q V R)
3. School is closed if more than 2 feet of snow falls or if the wind chill is below -100.

P: School is closed
Q:more than 2 feet of snow falls
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R: The wind chills is below -100

P→ (Q V R)

III. Make the truth table of the following: (5 pts each)

1. P V Q → ( Q ∨ R )
P Q R PVQ QVR PVQ→(Q∨R)

T T T T T T
T T F T T T
T F T T T T
T F F T F F
F T T T T T
F T F T T T
F F T F T T
F F F F F T

2. ¬P→(Q ∧ ¬R)
P Q R ¬P ¬R Q V ¬R ¬P→(Q ∧ ¬R)

T T T F F T F
T T F F T T F
T F T F F T F

T F F F T T F
F T T T F T T
F T F T T T T
F F T T F F F
F F F T T T T

3. (P ∧ Q)  ( ¬P ∨ R )
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P Q R ¬P PVQ ¬P ∨ R P ∧ Q)  ( ¬P ∨ R )

T T T F T T F
T T F F T F T
T F T F F T T

T F F F F F F
F T T T F T T
F T F T F T T
F F T T F T T
F F F T F T T

4. P V Q  ( Q ∨ R )

P Q R PVQ QVR PVQ (Q∨R)

T T T T T T
T T F T T T
T F T T T T

T F F T F F
F T T T T T
F T F T T T
F F T F T F
F F F F F T