Q.The dual of the statement pattern p∨(q∧∼r) is:
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To negate a compound statement, push the negation inside: ~(p and q) = ~p or ~q, ~(p or q) = ~p and ~q, ~(p -> q) = p and ~q, ~(p <-> q) = (p and ~q) or (~p and q). The dual of a statement pattern swaps every and with or and every always-true t with always-false c, leaving negations and variables unchanged (principle of duality). Quantifiers: 'for all' (univer …
Form the dual by swapping every ∧ with ∨ and vice versa, leaving negations and variables unchanged.
The correct option is (a) p∧(q∨∼r). …
The dual replaces each ∨ by ∧ and each ∧ by ∨ (and t↔c), keeping negations and variables unchanged.
Given p∨(q∧∼r):
- the outer ∨ becomes ∧;
- the inner ∧ becomes ∨;
- p, q and ∼r are untouched.
The dual is p∧(q∨∼r), which is option (a). …
The tempting wrong choice is (c), where the negation signs have also been flipped. Duality changes only the and/or connectives …
- CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.U: the set of all real numbers. Q: the set of all rational numbers. I: the set of all integers. The above Venn diagram represents the truth value of which of the following statements?(a) Some integers are rational numbers.(b) All integers are rational numbers.(c) No integers are rational numbers.(d) All rational numbers are integers.
›Reveal solutionSolution
I lies completely inside Q, so every integer is a rational number — the universal statement "All integers are rational numbers" (option (ii)).
The diagram nests three sets: I⊆Q⊆U, i.e. the circle of integers I is contained entirely within the circle of rational numbers Q (which in turn lies inside the universe of reals U).
When one region lies completely inside another, it expresses a universal relationship: every element of the inner set is also an element of the outer set. Here every element of I is also in Q, i.e. every integer is a rational number.
Checking the options: …
- CBSE 2026Set ANNUAL1 markQ.If p : He swims q : Water is warm Give the verbal statement for the following symbolic statement. ∼(p∨q)
›Reveal solutionSolution
p∨q = "He swims or water is warm", and ∼ negates the entire disjunction, giving "It is not true that he swims or water is warm" — i.e. neither statement holds.
We are given:
- p : He swims
- q : Water is warm
For the symbolic statement ∼(p∨q):
- p∨q is the disjunction, read as "He swims or water is warm".
- The connective ∼ placed before the bracket negates the whole disjunction. …
- CBSE 2025Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.If p : He is intelligent q : He is strong Then, symbolic form of statement "It is wrong that, he is intelligent or strong" is:(a) ¬p∨¬q(b) ¬(p∧q)(c) ¬(p∨q)(d) p∨¬q
›Reveal solutionSolution
"He is intelligent or strong" is the disjunction p∨q; "It is wrong that ..." applies negation to the entire statement, giving eg(p∨q).
We are given p: He is intelligent, and q: He is strong.
The phrase "he is intelligent or strong" connects the two statements with the connective "or", so it is written as the disjunction p∨q.
The opening phrase "It is wrong that" is a negation applied to the whole statement that follows it, so we negate the complete disjunction:
eg(p∨q).
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- CBSE 2023Set ANNUAL1 markMCQQ.The dual of the statement (p∨q)∧(r∨s) is ______.(a) (p∧q)∧(r∧s)(b) (p∧q)∨(r∧s)(c) (p∨q)∨(r∨s)(d) (p∨q)∧(r∨s)
›Reveal solutionSolution
To form the dual, swap every ∨ with ∧ and every ∧ with ∨; the answer is (p∧q)∨(r∧s).
The principle of duality states that the dual of a statement pattern is obtained by replacing each disjunction ∨ with a conjunction ∧ and each conjunction ∧ with a disjunction ∨ (and, where present, T with F and F with T). The variables p,q,r,s themselves stay exactly as they are.
Start with the given statement:
(p∨q)∧(r∨s)
Interchange the connectives: …
- CBSE 2023Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Write the negation of the following statement. ∃n∈N,(n2+2) is odd number.
›Reveal solutionSolution
Rule: ∼(∃x, P(x))≡∀x, ∼P(x). Apply it to the given statement — the ∃ becomes ∀ and the predicate "is odd" becomes "is not odd".
The given statement is ∃n∈N, (n2+2) is an odd number. To negate a statement with an existential quantifier, change ∃ to ∀ and negate the open sentence:
∼(∃n∈N, P(n))≡∀n∈N, ∼P(n).
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- CBSE 2023Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Write the negation of the following statement. Some continuous functions are differentiable.
›Reveal solutionSolution
"Some continuous functions are differentiable" is an existential ("there exists a continuous function that is differentiable"). Its negation is universal: "every continuous function is not differentiable," i.e. "No continuous function is differentiable."
The statement "Some continuous functions are differentiable" asserts that at least one continuous function is differentiable — an existential claim ∃x, P(x) where P(x) is "x is differentiable" over continuous functions x.
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- CBSE 2023Set ANNUAL1 markQ.Write the negation of the following statement: (p→q)∨(p→r)
›Reveal solutionSolution
Apply De Morgan's law to the disjunction, then negate each conditional with ∼(p→q)≡p∧∼q. The result simplifies to p∧∼q∧∼r.
Negate the whole statement:
∼[(p→q)∨(p→r)].
By De Morgan's law ∼(A∨B)≡∼A∧∼B:
∼(p→q)∧∼(p→r).
Use ∼(p→q)≡p∧∼q (since p→q≡∼p∨q):
(p∧∼q)∧(p∧∼r).
By associativity, commutativity and idempotence (p∧p≡p), this simplifies to …
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