Answer:
Remember that if we have a proposition P, ¬P is the negation of that proposition.
We have:
W = car is white
¬W = car is not white
N = car is new
¬N = car is not new
M = the car is mine
¬M = the car is not mine.
Now, whit that defined, let's analyze the statements:
a: " If the car is not white and new, then it is mine."
We can write this as:
"Not W and N, then M"
using only symbols this is:
(¬W ∧ N) ⇒ M
where the symbol ∧ means "and"
and the symbol ⇒ means "then"
b " The car being white or new is a sufficient condition for it being not mine."
We can rewrite this in a simpler way:
"if the car is white or new, then is not mine"
We can write this as:
W or N, then, not M
using the symbols, we get:
(W ∨ N) ⇒ ¬M
Where the symbol ∨ means "or"
c " The car is mine if and only if it is new and not white."
This can be rewritten as:
"M if and only if N and not W"
Using only symbols, we get:
M ⇔ (N ∧ ¬W)
Where "⇔" means "if and only if"
