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Consider the statements L,B,S, and D below: L=Lamarcus moves to Texas. B=The Bla

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Question

Consider the statements L,B,S, and D below:

L=Lamarcus moves to Texas.

B=The Blazers miss the playoffs.

S=The spurs improve.

D=Damian gets angry.

Write each of the following in symbolic form using L,B,S, and D as above.

a) Lamarcus moves to Texas only if Damian gets angry.

b) If Lamarcus moves to Texas, then the spurs do not improve.

c) Damian does not get angry if Lamarcus moves to Texas and the Blazers do not miss the playoffs.

Consider the statements L,B,S, and D below: L=Lamarcus moves to Texas.B=The Blazers miss the playoffs.S=The spurs improve. D=Damian gets angry.Write each of the following in symbolic form using L,B,S, and D as above.a) Lamarcus moves to Texas only if Damian gets angry.b) If Lamarcus moves to Texas, then the spurs do not improve.c) Damian does not get angry if Lamarcus moves to Texas and the Blazers do not miss the playoffs.

Explanation / Answer

Consider the statements L,B,S, and D below:

L=Lamarcus moves to Texas.

B=The Blazers miss the playoffs.

S=The spurs improve.

D=Damian gets angry.

Consider the statement ( a ) Lamarcus moves to Texas only if Damian gets angry.

Then the statement ( a ) can be written in the symbolic form as follows :

D L

Consider the statement ( b ) If Lamarcus moves to Texas, then the spurs do not improve.

Then the statement ( b ) can be written in the symbolic form as follows :

L ( ¬ S )

Consider the statement ( c ) Damian does not get angry if Lamarcus moves to Texas and the Blazers do not miss the playoffs.

( L ¬ D ) ¬ B