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Consider:

S1:pqp~q is a tautology.

S2:~p~q~pq is a contradiction.

Then

MathematicsMathematical ReasoningJEE MainJEE Main 2023 (31 Jan Shift 1)
Options:
  • A only S2 is correct
  • B both S1 and S2 are correct
  • C both S1 and S2 are wrong
  • D only S1 is correct
Solution:
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The correct answer is: only S1 is correct
p q pq ~q p~q pqp~q
T T T F F T
T F F T T T
F T T F F T
F F T T F T

So, pqp~q is a tautology.

~p ~q ~p~q ~pq ~p~q~pq
F F T T T
F T T F F
T F F T F
T T T T T

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