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Alaskan is sweet only if neither Heineken is balanced nor Pabst is clean tasting.

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Final answer:

The question pertains to mathematical reasoning, dealing with a logical conditional that describes when an 'Alaskan' beer can be considered 'sweet'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to analyze a logical statement which is a part of mathematical reasoning. This logical statement involves understanding conditions under which a certain proposition is true. The statement given is: 'Alaskan is sweet only if neither Heineken is balanced nor Pabst is clean tasting'. To evaluate this, we employ logical conditionals and conjunctions.

Let's represent:

  • Alaskan is sweet by A,
  • Heineken is balanced by H, and
  • Pabst is clean tasting by P.

The given statement can be rewritten in logical form as: A → (¬H ∧ ¬P), which translates to 'A is true if and only if both H and P are false'.

To express this in simple terms: The Alaskan beer can be described as sweet when it's confirmed that Heineken is not balanced and Pabst is not clean tasting.

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