Question

If M got out after either V or G but not both, how should it be scribed?

Answer 1

To express that 'M got out after either V or G but not both', it's best scribed as a compound logical statement using the operator XOR: 'M got out after (V XOR G)'.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the condition that 'M got out after either V or G but not both', we can write two separate statements and then combine them. The conditions can be expressed as:

• If M got out after V, then M did not get out after G.
• If M got out after G, then M did not get out after V.

To combine these into one statement, we use logical connectors:

M got out after V if and only if M did not get out after G, or M got out after G if and only if M did not get out after V.

This can be scribed as a compound logical statement using the logical operator XOR (exclusive or) which denotes 'either...or...' but not both scenario:

M got out after (V XOR G).