Consider the following two propositions: p: It snows tonight. q: I will stay home. Use negation (~), conjunction (˄),

2) Consider the following two propositions:



p: It snows tonight.

q: I will stay home.



Use negation (~), conjunction (˄), disjunction (˅), and/or implication (→) to construct a logical equivalence of p→q.



Construct the truth table for both statements and explain how the truth tables establish logical equivalences.



P Q p→q

T T T

T F F

F T T

F F T



P Q

T T T

T F

F T

F F



3) Consider the statement “There does not exist a narwhal that can live on land.” Write an equivalent English statement that begins with the words “Every narwhal…”



Let P(x) be the predicate “x can live on land,” where the variable x represents animals. Write both statements symbolically using P(x) and quantifiers, (∃, ∀).



5) At a regional competition, 7 male runners compete in a 100-meter sprint and 5 female runners compete in a separate 100-meter sprint. How many different arrangements are possible for a first-, second-, and third-place male runner and a first- and second-place female runner together?