GEC 05: Mathematics in the Modern World 1st Semester 2020-21

LOGIC
EXERCISE

Determine whether each sentence is a statement or not, then explain why or why not.

1. The Dark Knight is the greatest movie of all time.

2. Open the door.

3. The area code for Lucban is 3003.

4. January 1, 2021 will be a Sunday.

5. 7055 is a large number.

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GEC 05: Mathematics in the Modern World 1st Semester 2020-21

Simple Statements and Compound Statements

EXERCISE

Write the negation of each statement.

1. The Giants lost the game.

2. The lunch was served at noon.
3. The game did not go into overtime.
4. The game was not shown on ABC.
5. The dog does not need to be fed.

Determine whether each statement is true or false.

6. 7 < 5 𝑜𝑟 3 > 1
7. 3≤9
8. (−1) = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (−1) = −1
9. 7 ≠ 3 𝑜𝑟 9 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟
10. −5 ≥ −11
11. 4.5 ≤ 5.4
12. 2 is an odd number or 2 is even. __________ _________________

Write each sentence in symbolic form. Represent each simple statement in the
sentence with the letter indicated in the parentheses. Also state whether the
sentence is a conjunction, a disjunction, a negation, a conditional, or biconditional.

13. If today is Wednesday (𝑤), then tomorrow is Thursday (𝑡).

14. I went to the post office (𝑝) and the bookstore (𝑠).
15. A triangle is an equilateral triangle (𝑙) if and only if it is an equiangular triangle (𝑎).

Write each sentence in symbolic form. Use p, q, r and s as defined below.

𝑝: Dwyane Wade is a football player.
𝑞: Dwyane Wade is a basketball player.
𝑟: Dwyane Wade is a rock star.
𝑠: Dwyane Wade plays for the Miami Heat.

16. Dwyane Wade is a football player or a basketball player, and he is not a rock star.
17. Dwyane Wade is a rock star, and he is not a basketball player or a football player.
18. If Dwyane Wade plays for the Miami Heat, then he is a basketball player and he is
not a football player.

Identify the antecedent and the consequent of each conditional statement.

19. If I had the money, I would buy the painting.

20. If Shelly goes on the trip, she will not be able to take part in the graduation
ceremony.

Write each statement in “If 𝒑, then 𝒒” form.

21. Every nonrepeating, nonterminating decimal is an irrational number.

22. Being well known is a necessary condition for a politician.

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

23. If 𝑥 + 4 > 7, then 𝑥 > 3.

24. Every trapezoid has exactly two parallel sides.
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Determine the original statement if the given statement is related to the original
statement in the manner indicated.

25. Converse: If 𝑥 > 2, then x is an odd prime number.

26. Inverse: If their manager will not contact me, then I will not purchase any of their
products.
27. Contrapositive: If Ginny can’t rollerblade, then I can’t rollerblade.

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