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Q.Write the negation of the following statement:
(p→q)∨(p→r)(p \rightarrow q) \vee (p \rightarrow r)

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2023Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Apply De Morgan's law to the disjunction, then negate each conditional with ∼(p→q)≡p∧∼q\sim(p \to q) \equiv p \wedge \sim q. The result simplifies to p∧∼q∧∼rp \wedge \sim q \wedge \sim r.

Negate the whole statement:

∼[(p→q)∨(p→r)].\sim\big[(p \to q) \vee (p \to r)\big].

By De Morgan's law ∼(A∨B)≡∼A∧∼B\sim(A \vee B) \equiv \sim A \wedge \sim B:

∼(p→q)∧∼(p→r).\sim(p \to q) \wedge \sim(p \to r).

Use ∼(p→q)≡p∧∼q\sim(p \to q) \equiv p \wedge \sim q (since p→q≡∼p∨qp \to q \equiv \sim p \vee q):

(p∧∼q)∧(p∧∼r).(p \wedge \sim q) \wedge (p \wedge \sim r).

By associativity, commutativity and idempotence (p∧p≡pp \wedge p \equiv p), this simplifies to …

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