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The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators $lor$ , $land$ , and
$neg$ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each $lor$ by $land$ , each $land$ by $lor$ , each $defT{{rm T}}defF{{rm F}}$
$T$ by $F$ , and each $F$ by $T$ . The dual of $s$ is denoted by $s^*$. Find the dual of these compound propositions.



a) $p lorneg q$




I got $neg p land q$




b) $p land (q lor (r land T))$




My answer was $neg p lor (neg q land r)$




c) $(p land neg q) lor (q land F)$




My answer was $(neg p lor q) land neg q$



I have tried googling the problem and cannot come up with anything on duals and our lectures are online and upon reviewing do not see anything. I am just confused and looking for a little guidance on what was incorrect with my answers.










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    Sorry about the misleading title. When I first did it I thought it was very simple and now that I see the answer it was just a simple mistake on my part.
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This is the only answer I got wrong on my HW and the prof does not want to give us the correct answers before our midterm




The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators $lor$ , $land$ , and
$neg$ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each $lor$ by $land$ , each $land$ by $lor$ , each $defT{{rm T}}defF{{rm F}}$
$T$ by $F$ , and each $F$ by $T$ . The dual of $s$ is denoted by $s^*$. Find the dual of these compound propositions.



a) $p lorneg q$




I got $neg p land q$




b) $p land (q lor (r land T))$




My answer was $neg p lor (neg q land r)$




c) $(p land neg q) lor (q land F)$




My answer was $(neg p lor q) land neg q$



I have tried googling the problem and cannot come up with anything on duals and our lectures are online and upon reviewing do not see anything. I am just confused and looking for a little guidance on what was incorrect with my answers.










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    Sorry about the misleading title. When I first did it I thought it was very simple and now that I see the answer it was just a simple mistake on my part.
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This is the only answer I got wrong on my HW and the prof does not want to give us the correct answers before our midterm




The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators $lor$ , $land$ , and
$neg$ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each $lor$ by $land$ , each $land$ by $lor$ , each $defT{{rm T}}defF{{rm F}}$
$T$ by $F$ , and each $F$ by $T$ . The dual of $s$ is denoted by $s^*$. Find the dual of these compound propositions.



a) $p lorneg q$




I got $neg p land q$




b) $p land (q lor (r land T))$




My answer was $neg p lor (neg q land r)$




c) $(p land neg q) lor (q land F)$




My answer was $(neg p lor q) land neg q$



I have tried googling the problem and cannot come up with anything on duals and our lectures are online and upon reviewing do not see anything. I am just confused and looking for a little guidance on what was incorrect with my answers.










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This is the only answer I got wrong on my HW and the prof does not want to give us the correct answers before our midterm




The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators $lor$ , $land$ , and
$neg$ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each $lor$ by $land$ , each $land$ by $lor$ , each $defT{{rm T}}defF{{rm F}}$
$T$ by $F$ , and each $F$ by $T$ . The dual of $s$ is denoted by $s^*$. Find the dual of these compound propositions.



a) $p lorneg q$




I got $neg p land q$




b) $p land (q lor (r land T))$




My answer was $neg p lor (neg q land r)$




c) $(p land neg q) lor (q land F)$




My answer was $(neg p lor q) land neg q$



I have tried googling the problem and cannot come up with anything on duals and our lectures are online and upon reviewing do not see anything. I am just confused and looking for a little guidance on what was incorrect with my answers.







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    Sorry about the misleading title. When I first did it I thought it was very simple and now that I see the answer it was just a simple mistake on my part.
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    Sorry about the misleading title. When I first did it I thought it was very simple and now that I see the answer it was just a simple mistake on my part.
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Sorry about the misleading title. When I first did it I thought it was very simple and now that I see the answer it was just a simple mistake on my part.
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You did more as you should. Forming the dual just wants you to replace $p$ by $neg p$ for each literal $p$, $lor$ by $land$ and vice versa and $T$ by $F$. You did more than that, in dualising (2), one obtains
$$ neg p lor bigl( neg q land (neg r lor F)bigr) $$
(you missed a $neg$ in front of $r$). We have of course $neg r lor F equiv neg r$, but this is not part of dualising. Same for (3), the dual proposition is
$$ (neg p lor q) land (neg q lor T)$$






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    Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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    @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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    I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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What you have done is wrong. Why you have negated all the proposition and the then find the dual?



Like dual of (p ∧ ¬q) is (p ∨ ¬q) not (¬p ∨ q).



Here is the definition of dual of a compound proposition:



The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T by F, and each F by T. The dual of s is denoted by s∗. (Reference: Discrete Mathematics (7th Edition) Kenneth H. Rosen)



Example:
S =(p ∧ q)∨ (¬p ∨ q)∨ F



dual of S = (p ∨ q)∧ (¬p ∧ q)∧T



So the correct answer to your question is:



a) p∨¬q



dual: p∧¬q



b) p∧(q∨(r∧T))



dual: p∨(q∧(r∨F))



c) (p∧¬q)∨(q∧F)



dual: (p∨¬q)∧(q∨T)






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    To obtain the dual of a formula , replace ∧ with V and T with F vice versa..
    eg: dual of pVq is p∧q it is not ¬p∧¬q
    reference: Discrete mathematical structures with applications to computer science by J.P Tremblay and R.Manohar.






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      When I first looked that this problem in Rosens, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, I was very confused. After a computer driven CTRL-F search, the word dual seemed to only be in the book twice. They Explain what a dual is inside the problem. If you're this far along in the assignment, then the real problem for the 3 part question is the way the word the question.



      "The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the
      logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition
      obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T
      by F, and each F by T
      . The dual of s is denoted by s
      ∗."



      The wording makes it seem as though the dual of an equation is found by switching




      • V to ∧

      • ∧ to V

      • T to F

      • F to T

      • ¬q to q


      but really, its just




      • V to ∧

      • ∧ to V

      • T to F

      • F to T


      No need for changing the negations



      They included the "extra" information on the negation because you can only find the dual of problems containing those symbols. So a problem containing a bi-conditional would not work. As far as we know this far in the book.






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        You did more as you should. Forming the dual just wants you to replace $p$ by $neg p$ for each literal $p$, $lor$ by $land$ and vice versa and $T$ by $F$. You did more than that, in dualising (2), one obtains
        $$ neg p lor bigl( neg q land (neg r lor F)bigr) $$
        (you missed a $neg$ in front of $r$). We have of course $neg r lor F equiv neg r$, but this is not part of dualising. Same for (3), the dual proposition is
        $$ (neg p lor q) land (neg q lor T)$$






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          Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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          @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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          I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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        You did more as you should. Forming the dual just wants you to replace $p$ by $neg p$ for each literal $p$, $lor$ by $land$ and vice versa and $T$ by $F$. You did more than that, in dualising (2), one obtains
        $$ neg p lor bigl( neg q land (neg r lor F)bigr) $$
        (you missed a $neg$ in front of $r$). We have of course $neg r lor F equiv neg r$, but this is not part of dualising. Same for (3), the dual proposition is
        $$ (neg p lor q) land (neg q lor T)$$






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          Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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          @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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          I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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        You did more as you should. Forming the dual just wants you to replace $p$ by $neg p$ for each literal $p$, $lor$ by $land$ and vice versa and $T$ by $F$. You did more than that, in dualising (2), one obtains
        $$ neg p lor bigl( neg q land (neg r lor F)bigr) $$
        (you missed a $neg$ in front of $r$). We have of course $neg r lor F equiv neg r$, but this is not part of dualising. Same for (3), the dual proposition is
        $$ (neg p lor q) land (neg q lor T)$$






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        You did more as you should. Forming the dual just wants you to replace $p$ by $neg p$ for each literal $p$, $lor$ by $land$ and vice versa and $T$ by $F$. You did more than that, in dualising (2), one obtains
        $$ neg p lor bigl( neg q land (neg r lor F)bigr) $$
        (you missed a $neg$ in front of $r$). We have of course $neg r lor F equiv neg r$, but this is not part of dualising. Same for (3), the dual proposition is
        $$ (neg p lor q) land (neg q lor T)$$







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          Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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          @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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          I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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          Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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          @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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          I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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        Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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        Did you mean $neg r vee F equiv neg r $?
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        @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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        @Ludolila Yes, corrected, thx.
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        I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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        I see I thought I was supposed to reduce it by eliminating the T or F statement. Would part A be correct then? Thanks for the help!
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        What you have done is wrong. Why you have negated all the proposition and the then find the dual?



        Like dual of (p ∧ ¬q) is (p ∨ ¬q) not (¬p ∨ q).



        Here is the definition of dual of a compound proposition:



        The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T by F, and each F by T. The dual of s is denoted by s∗. (Reference: Discrete Mathematics (7th Edition) Kenneth H. Rosen)



        Example:
        S =(p ∧ q)∨ (¬p ∨ q)∨ F



        dual of S = (p ∨ q)∧ (¬p ∧ q)∧T



        So the correct answer to your question is:



        a) p∨¬q



        dual: p∧¬q



        b) p∧(q∨(r∧T))



        dual: p∨(q∧(r∨F))



        c) (p∧¬q)∨(q∧F)



        dual: (p∨¬q)∧(q∨T)






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          What you have done is wrong. Why you have negated all the proposition and the then find the dual?



          Like dual of (p ∧ ¬q) is (p ∨ ¬q) not (¬p ∨ q).



          Here is the definition of dual of a compound proposition:



          The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T by F, and each F by T. The dual of s is denoted by s∗. (Reference: Discrete Mathematics (7th Edition) Kenneth H. Rosen)



          Example:
          S =(p ∧ q)∨ (¬p ∨ q)∨ F



          dual of S = (p ∨ q)∧ (¬p ∧ q)∧T



          So the correct answer to your question is:



          a) p∨¬q



          dual: p∧¬q



          b) p∧(q∨(r∧T))



          dual: p∨(q∧(r∨F))



          c) (p∧¬q)∨(q∧F)



          dual: (p∨¬q)∧(q∨T)






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            What you have done is wrong. Why you have negated all the proposition and the then find the dual?



            Like dual of (p ∧ ¬q) is (p ∨ ¬q) not (¬p ∨ q).



            Here is the definition of dual of a compound proposition:



            The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T by F, and each F by T. The dual of s is denoted by s∗. (Reference: Discrete Mathematics (7th Edition) Kenneth H. Rosen)



            Example:
            S =(p ∧ q)∨ (¬p ∨ q)∨ F



            dual of S = (p ∨ q)∧ (¬p ∧ q)∧T



            So the correct answer to your question is:



            a) p∨¬q



            dual: p∧¬q



            b) p∧(q∨(r∧T))



            dual: p∨(q∧(r∨F))



            c) (p∧¬q)∨(q∧F)



            dual: (p∨¬q)∧(q∨T)






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            What you have done is wrong. Why you have negated all the proposition and the then find the dual?



            Like dual of (p ∧ ¬q) is (p ∨ ¬q) not (¬p ∨ q).



            Here is the definition of dual of a compound proposition:



            The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T by F, and each F by T. The dual of s is denoted by s∗. (Reference: Discrete Mathematics (7th Edition) Kenneth H. Rosen)



            Example:
            S =(p ∧ q)∨ (¬p ∨ q)∨ F



            dual of S = (p ∨ q)∧ (¬p ∧ q)∧T



            So the correct answer to your question is:



            a) p∨¬q



            dual: p∧¬q



            b) p∧(q∨(r∧T))



            dual: p∨(q∧(r∨F))



            c) (p∧¬q)∨(q∧F)



            dual: (p∨¬q)∧(q∨T)







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                To obtain the dual of a formula , replace ∧ with V and T with F vice versa..
                eg: dual of pVq is p∧q it is not ¬p∧¬q
                reference: Discrete mathematical structures with applications to computer science by J.P Tremblay and R.Manohar.






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                  To obtain the dual of a formula , replace ∧ with V and T with F vice versa..
                  eg: dual of pVq is p∧q it is not ¬p∧¬q
                  reference: Discrete mathematical structures with applications to computer science by J.P Tremblay and R.Manohar.






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                    To obtain the dual of a formula , replace ∧ with V and T with F vice versa..
                    eg: dual of pVq is p∧q it is not ¬p∧¬q
                    reference: Discrete mathematical structures with applications to computer science by J.P Tremblay and R.Manohar.






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                    To obtain the dual of a formula , replace ∧ with V and T with F vice versa..
                    eg: dual of pVq is p∧q it is not ¬p∧¬q
                    reference: Discrete mathematical structures with applications to computer science by J.P Tremblay and R.Manohar.







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                        When I first looked that this problem in Rosens, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, I was very confused. After a computer driven CTRL-F search, the word dual seemed to only be in the book twice. They Explain what a dual is inside the problem. If you're this far along in the assignment, then the real problem for the 3 part question is the way the word the question.



                        "The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the
                        logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition
                        obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T
                        by F, and each F by T
                        . The dual of s is denoted by s
                        ∗."



                        The wording makes it seem as though the dual of an equation is found by switching




                        • V to ∧

                        • ∧ to V

                        • T to F

                        • F to T

                        • ¬q to q


                        but really, its just




                        • V to ∧

                        • ∧ to V

                        • T to F

                        • F to T


                        No need for changing the negations



                        They included the "extra" information on the negation because you can only find the dual of problems containing those symbols. So a problem containing a bi-conditional would not work. As far as we know this far in the book.






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                          When I first looked that this problem in Rosens, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, I was very confused. After a computer driven CTRL-F search, the word dual seemed to only be in the book twice. They Explain what a dual is inside the problem. If you're this far along in the assignment, then the real problem for the 3 part question is the way the word the question.



                          "The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the
                          logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition
                          obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T
                          by F, and each F by T
                          . The dual of s is denoted by s
                          ∗."



                          The wording makes it seem as though the dual of an equation is found by switching




                          • V to ∧

                          • ∧ to V

                          • T to F

                          • F to T

                          • ¬q to q


                          but really, its just




                          • V to ∧

                          • ∧ to V

                          • T to F

                          • F to T


                          No need for changing the negations



                          They included the "extra" information on the negation because you can only find the dual of problems containing those symbols. So a problem containing a bi-conditional would not work. As far as we know this far in the book.






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                            When I first looked that this problem in Rosens, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, I was very confused. After a computer driven CTRL-F search, the word dual seemed to only be in the book twice. They Explain what a dual is inside the problem. If you're this far along in the assignment, then the real problem for the 3 part question is the way the word the question.



                            "The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the
                            logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition
                            obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T
                            by F, and each F by T
                            . The dual of s is denoted by s
                            ∗."



                            The wording makes it seem as though the dual of an equation is found by switching




                            • V to ∧

                            • ∧ to V

                            • T to F

                            • F to T

                            • ¬q to q


                            but really, its just




                            • V to ∧

                            • ∧ to V

                            • T to F

                            • F to T


                            No need for changing the negations



                            They included the "extra" information on the negation because you can only find the dual of problems containing those symbols. So a problem containing a bi-conditional would not work. As far as we know this far in the book.






                            share|cite|improve this answer









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                            When I first looked that this problem in Rosens, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, I was very confused. After a computer driven CTRL-F search, the word dual seemed to only be in the book twice. They Explain what a dual is inside the problem. If you're this far along in the assignment, then the real problem for the 3 part question is the way the word the question.



                            "The dual of a compound proposition that contains only the
                            logical operators ∨, ∧, and ¬ is the compound proposition
                            obtained by replacing each ∨ by ∧, each ∧ by ∨, each T
                            by F, and each F by T
                            . The dual of s is denoted by s
                            ∗."



                            The wording makes it seem as though the dual of an equation is found by switching




                            • V to ∧

                            • ∧ to V

                            • T to F

                            • F to T

                            • ¬q to q


                            but really, its just




                            • V to ∧

                            • ∧ to V

                            • T to F

                            • F to T


                            No need for changing the negations



                            They included the "extra" information on the negation because you can only find the dual of problems containing those symbols. So a problem containing a bi-conditional would not work. As far as we know this far in the book.







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