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Q.Write the dual of the statement pattern (p∧∼q)∨(∼p∧q)(p \wedge \sim q) \vee (\sim p \wedge q).

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The rule for the dual is: replace every ∧\wedge by ∨\vee, every ∨\vee by ∧\wedge, every t\mathbf{t} by c\mathbf{c} and every c\mathbf{c} by t\mathbf{t}, while keeping all negations ∼\sim and all variables unchanged.

The given pattern is (p∧∼q)∨(∼p∧q).(p \wedge \sim q) \vee (\sim p \wedge q).

Make the interchanges:

  • the inner ∧\wedge of p∧∼qp \wedge \sim q becomes ∨\vee, giving p∨∼qp \vee \sim q;
  • the middle ∨\vee becomes ∧\wedge;
  • the inner ∧\wedge of ∼p∧q\sim p \wedge q becomes ∨\vee, giving ∼p∨q\sim p \vee q.

There are no t\mathbf{t} or c\mathbf{c} symbols, and the negations stay put. The dual is (p∨∼q)∧(∼p∨q).(p \vee \sim q) \wedge (\sim p \vee q). …

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