Truth Tables

Negation

p ~p

T F If statement p is true, its negation is false.

F T If statement p is false, its negation is true.
Conjunction

p q p∧q

T T T

T F F

F T F

F F F
Disjunction

p q p∨q

T T T

T F T

F T T

F F F
Conditional Statement
A conditional statement, which is sometimes called an
implication, consists of two simple statements using the
connective if…then…

For example, the statement “ If I bought a ticket, then I Can go

to the concert” is a conditional statement.

Antecedent Consequent

p q p→q

T T T

T F F

F T T
Biconditional Statement

p q p↔q

T T T

T F F

F T F

F F T
Example

Construct a truth table for the statement

Solution

p q ~p ~p∨q

T T F T

T F F F

F T T T

F F T T
Example 2

Construct a truth table for the statement

Solution

p q ~q p→~q ~ (p→~q)

T T F F T

T F T T F

F T F T F

F F T T F
EXAMPLE 3
Construct a truth table for the statement

Solution p q r q→r p∨(q→r)

T T T T T

T T F F T

T F T T T

T F F T T

F T T T T

F T F F F

F F T T T
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