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MHT CET · Maths · Mathematical Reasoning

The negation of the statement pattern \(p v(q \rightarrow \sim r)\) is

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

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\(\sim\{p \vee(q \rightarrow \sim r)\} \equiv \sim p \wedge \sim(q \rightarrow \sim r)[\because \sim(p \rightarrow q) \equiv\) \( p \wedge \sim q] \)
\( \equiv \sim p \wedge(q \wedge \sim(\sim r)) \)
\( \equiv \sim p \wedge(q \wedge r)\)