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MHT CET · Maths · Mathematical Reasoning

\((p \wedge q) \vee \sim p\) is equivalent to

  1. A \(\sim p \wedge q\)
  2. B \(\sim p \vee q\)
  3. C \(p \wedge q\)
  4. D \(p \vee q\)
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Correct Answer

(B) \(\sim p \vee q\)

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\((p \wedge q) \vee \sim p=\sim p \vee(p \wedge q)\)
[By commutative law] \(\begin{array}{lr}=(\sim p \vee p) \wedge(\sim p \vee q) & \text { [By distributive law] } \\ =(p \vee \sim p) \wedge(\sim p \vee q) & \text { [By commutative law] }\end{array}\)
\(=t \wedge(\sim p \vee q)\)
[By complement law]
\(=\sim p \vee q\)
[By identity law]