Assuming the first statement p and second as q. Write the following statement in symbolic form. The drug is effective though it has side effects.

QUESTION

Miscellaneous Exercise 1 | Q 4.03 | Page 31

Assuming the first statement p and second as q. Write the following statement in symbolic form.

The drug is effective though it has side effects.

SOLUTION

The given statement can also be expressed as “The drug is effective and it has side effects”

Let p : The drug is effective.
q : It has side effects.

∴ p ∧ q is the symbolic form of the given statement.