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QJEEM22Ma5bf0: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM22Ma5bf0 Solution: The number of choices for , such that is a tautology, is :

The number of choices for Δ∈{∧,∨,⇒,⇔}\Delta \in \{ \wedge , \vee , \Rightarrow , \Leftrightarrow \} , such that

(pΔq)⇒((pΔ∼q)∨((∼p)Δq))(p\Delta q) \Rightarrow ((p\Delta \sim q) \vee (( \sim p)\Delta q)) is a tautology, is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 1
  • B 2
  • C 3
  • D 4

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Let x:(pΔq)⇒(pΔ∼q)∨(∼pΔq)x:(p \Delta q) \Rightarrow(p \Delta \sim q) \vee(\sim p \Delta q)

Case-I

When Δ\Delta is same as vv

Then (pΔ∼q)∨(∼pΔq)(p \Delta \sim q) \vee(\sim p \Delta q) becomes

(p∨∼q)∨(∼p∨q)(p \vee \sim q) \vee(\sim p \vee q) which is always true, so xx becomes a tautology.

Case-II

When Δ\Delta is same as ∧\wedge

Then (p∧q)⇒(p∧∼q)∨(∼p∧q)(p \wedge q) \Rightarrow(p \wedge \sim q) \vee(\sim p \wedge q)

If p∧qp \wedge q is TT , then (p∧∼q)∨(∼p∧q)(p \wedge \sim q) \vee(\sim p \wedge q) is FF

so xx cannot be a tautology.

Case-III

When Δ\Delta is same as ⇒\Rightarrow

Then (p⇒∼q)∨(∼p⇒q)(p \Rightarrow \sim q) \vee(\sim p \Rightarrow q) is same at (∼p∨∼q)∨(\sim p \vee \sim q) \vee (p∨q)(p \vee q) , which is always true, so xx becomes a tautology.

Case-IV

When Δ\Delta is same as ⇔\Leftrightarrow

Then (p⇔q)⇒(p⇔∼q)∨(∼p⇔q)(p \Leftrightarrow q) \Rightarrow(p \Leftrightarrow \sim q) \vee(\sim p \Leftrightarrow q)

p⇔qp \Leftrightarrow q is true when pp and qq have same truth values, then p⇔∼qp \Leftrightarrow \sim q and ∼p⇔q\sim p \Leftrightarrow q both are false. Hence xx cannot be a tautology.

So finally xx can be ∨\vee or ⇒\Rightarrow .

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