Long Quiz 1 June 2, 2008

Discrete Math Mr. C. F. Garcia

I. Let p, q and r be the propositions

p = My final exam was 90.

q = My lover was late to dinner.
r = My electric bill was more than P2,000.

Write each of these propositions in symbolic form.

1. My final exam was 90, and my electric bill was more than P2000.
2. If my lover was late to dinner, then my final exam was not 90.
3. Either my electric bill was not more than P2000, or my lover was late to dinner.
4. My lover was not late to dinner.
5. My electric bill was more than P2000 if and only if my lover was not late to
dinner.

II. Find the truth value of the following propositions if p = s =1; q = r = 0.

6.
7.
8.

III. Write the converse, contrapositive, and the inverse of the statement

9. “If Jerry goes to college, then he receives the scholarship.”

IV. By using a truth table, show whether each pair of propositions are logically
equivalent.

10. and
11. and

V. Determine if the statement

12. is a tautology, a contradiction or a contingency.

VI. Arno, Terry, Raul, Mike, and Chris are starters on the CSB Blazers basketball team.
Two of them shoot with their left hand, and three shoot with their right hand. Two
are over 6 ft tall. Arno and Raul shoot with the same hand; Mike and Chris use
different hands to shoot. Terry and Chris are in the same height range, but Raul and
Mike are in different height ranges. The player who plays center is over 6 ft tall and
is left-handed. Who is he?

Arno Terry Raul Mike Chris

L-handed
R-handed
> 6 ft tall
< 6 ft tall

Write 1 or 0 in the appropriate cells to satisfy the given conditions and eliminate the
possible cases to answer the question.