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Which represents the symbolic notation of the compound statement below?

""Memorial Day is in July or parallel lines intersect

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Final answer:

The symbolic notation for the compound statement 'Memorial Day is in July or parallel lines intersect' is represented as "p ∨ q" where "p" and "q" are the individual statements and "∨" is the logical connective for 'or'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the symbolic notation of the compound statement "Memorial Day is in July or parallel lines intersect." To represent this statement symbolically in logic, we assign a variable to each simple statement and then use logical connectives to form the compound statement.

Let's define:

  • p: Memorial Day is in July
  • q: Parallel lines intersect

Since the statement is a disjunction, meaning it uses the word 'or', we use the symbol ∨ for the logical connective 'or'. Therefore, the symbolic notation for the compound statement is:

p ∨ q

It's important to note that the statement p (Memorial Day is in July) is false, and the statement q (parallel lines intersect) is also false, but for the sake of symbolic representation, we use the given statements as they are provided.

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